Book chapter
Infection Prevention and Control
Evidence‐Based Infectious Diseases, pp.215-234
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
06/14/2018
DOI: 10.1002/9781119260363.ch16
Abstract
In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a report outlining the most important infectious disease threats demonstrating significant antimicrobial‐resistance. Multidrug‐resistant organisms (MDRO) are organisms most readily transmitted to patients by direct contact, either following contact with an individual such as a healthcare worker (HCW) or with inanimate objects such as the surfaces in an inpatient room. Therefore, in addition to surveillance for these MDRO paired with prudent antimicrobial use, key elements of preventing transmission of MDRO in the healthcare setting include hand hygiene, the use of personal protective equipment, and attention to environmental contamination. S. aureus is a frequent cause of surgical site infections (SSIs), and S. aureus carriage has been found to be a risk factor for SSIs. The incidence of SSIs varies depending on the surgeon, the hospital, procedure type and duration, and individual patient risk factors.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Creators
- Graham M SnyderEli N Perencevich
- Contributors
- Dominik Mertz (Editor)Fiona Smaill (Editor)Nick Daneman (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Evidence‐Based Infectious Diseases, pp.215-234
- DOI
- 10.1002/9781119260363.ch16
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; Chichester, UK
- Number of pages
- 19
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/14/2018
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984001234502771
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