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

• Main Authors: Cynthia T. Nguyen (Author), Rachel Baccile (Author), Amanda M. Brown (Author), Alison K. Lew (Author), Jennifer Pisano (Author), Natasha N. Pettit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...