Prevalence of surgical site infections before and after the implementation of a multimodal infection control programme

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 749-755

  Barchitta, Martina ^a   Matranga, Domenica ^b   Quattrocchi, Annalisa ^a   Bellocchi, Patrizia ^c   Ruffino, Maria ^c   Basile, Guido ^c   Agodi, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial prophylaxis; Compliance; Guidelines; SSIs

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84856948219     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr505     Document Type: Article

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