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Surgical Site Infections (SSI)

Christopher F. Carpenter, M.D., Nick Gilpin, D.O.

Surgical Site Infections (SSI) is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.

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PATHOGENS

Staphylococcus aureus (often MRSA)
Coagulase-negative Staphylococci
Gram-negative bacilli
Enterococcus
Streptococcus spp.
Anaerobes (depending on site)
Candida species (less commonly implicated)

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Last updated: September 3, 2017

Citation

Carpenter, Christopher F, and Nick Gilpin. "Surgical Site Infections (SSI)." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, Johns Hopkins Guide, 25 June 2018, https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540533/all/Surgical_Site_Infections__SSI_. Accessed 25 June 2018.

Carpenter CF, Gilpin N. (Published June 25, 2018). Surgical Site Infections (SSI). Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, Johns Hopkins Guide. Retrieved from https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540533/all/Surgical_Site_Infections__SSI_

Carpenter, C. F., & Gilpin, N. Surgical Site Infections (SSI). Johns Hopkins Guide. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540533/all/Surgical_Site_Infections__SSI_. Published 2018.

Carpenter CF, Gilpin N. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide [Internet]. c2018. Surgical Site Infections (SSI); Johns Hopkins Guide. [cited 2018 June 25]; Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540533/all/Surgical_Site_Infections__SSI_

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