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| Significant Reduction in Incidence of Wound Contamination by Skin Flora Through Use of Microbial Sealant |
| Mark A Malangoni , Samuel E Wilson , William Gerald Cheadle , Stephen F Lowry .
Archives of Surgery / September, 2008 / volume: 143 (pages: 885 - 891)
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| Microbial Sealing: A New Approach to Reducing Contamination |
| Samuel E. Wilson, MD; University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA; EMEA Symposium on new non-pharmaceutical ways to reduce surgical site infections, Supplement to The Journal of Hospital Infection, November 2008. |
| Most surgical site infections (SSIs) are caused by the patient’s endogenous flora, and hence strategies to prevent bacterial contamination of the surgical incision have a central role in the prevention of such infections. (J Hosp Infect (2008) 70 (S2) 11-14) |
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| Antibiotic resistance in common pathogens reinforces the need to minimize surgical site infections |
| P.M. Dohmen, MD, PHD; Charité Hospital, Medical University Berlin, Berlin Germany; EMEA Symposium on new non-pharmaceutical ways to reduce surgical site infections, Supplement to The Journal of Hospital Infection , November 2008. |
| Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain an important cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality and generate considerable additional healthcare and societal costs. Most SSIs are caused by skin-derived bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci. Antimicrobial resistance among these and other clinically important pathogens is an increasing problem. (J Hosp Infect (2008) 70 (S2) 15-20) |
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| Surgical Site Infections: Epidemiology, Microbiology and Prevention |
| C.D. Owens, MD, FACOG; Kathleen B. Stoessel, RN, BSN, MS; Kimberly-Clark Health Care, Roswell, GA, USA; EMEA Symposium on new non-pharmaceutical ways to reduce surgical site infections, Supplement to The Journal of Hospital Infection , November 2008. |
| Emerging technologies, such as microbial sealants, offer the ability to seal and immobilise skin flora for the duration of a surgical procedure; a strong case therefore exists for evaluating such technologies and implementing them into routine clinical practice as appropriate. (J Hosp Infect (2008) 70 (S2) 3-10) |
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