Guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of surgical site infections (SSI)
have been published previously. 1-3 This document is intended to update earlier guidelines …

Study Design. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. The objective of this study
was to investigate the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients following spine …

Chronic wounds are a prevailing cause of decreased quality of life, being microbial burden a
factor hindering the normal wound healing process. Aerogels are nanostructured materials …

BACKGROUND: Spine surgery is complicated by an incidence of 1% to 9% of surgical site
infection (SSI). The most common organisms are gram-positive bacteria and are …

Fracture-related infection (FRI) remains a challenging complication that imposes a heavy
burden on orthopaedic trauma patients. The surgical management eradicates the local …

Importance Despite the widespread use of systemic antibiotics to prevent infections in
surgically treated patients with fracture, high rates of surgical site infection persist. Objective …

Staphylococcus aureus is both a commensal organism and also an important opportunistic
human pathogen, causing a variety of community and hospital-associated pathologies, such …

Abstract Background The Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC) launched the
APSIC Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in 2018. This document …

Introduction: Bacteremia and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) continue to rise in
industrialized countries, in line with population aging and increased healthcare needs …

Abstract Background Surgical site infections (SSIs), particularly periprosthetic joint infections
(PJI), following a primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA) impose a major burden by increasing …