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Surgical Site Infections (SSI)
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, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540533/all/Surgical_Site_Infections__SSI_.
Carpenter CF, Gilpin N. Surgical Site Infections (SSI). Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540533/all/Surgical_Site_Infections__SSI_. Accessed October 15, 2019.
Carpenter, C. F., & Gilpin, N. (2017). Surgical Site Infections (SSI). In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540533/all/Surgical_Site_Infections__SSI_
Carpenter CF, Gilpin N. Surgical Site Infections (SSI) [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2019 October 15]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540533/all/Surgical_Site_Infections__SSI_.
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