SHEA, IDSA update strategies to prevent SSIs

Editor's Note

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and the Infectious Diseases Society of  America have updated the 2008 Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute care Hospitals.

The evidence-based recommendations include 15 strategies for SSI prevention and a special section on implementation that emphasizes a team-based approach to prevention.

Key strategies include: antimicrobial pre- and postoperative therapy, preoperative preparation and monitoring protocols, and postoperative surveillance.

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