When is vancomycin prophylaxis necessary? Risk factors for MRSA surgical site infection

• Autori principali: Cynthia T. Nguyen (Autore), Rachel Baccile (Autore), Amanda M. Brown (Autore), Alison K. Lew (Autore), Jennifer Pisano (Autore), Natasha N. Pettit (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract Background: The 2022 SHEA/IDSA/APIC guidance for surgical site infection (SSI) prevention recommends reserving vancomycin prophylaxis to patients who are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonized. Unfortunately, vancomycin prophylaxis remains common due to the overestimat...