Background and purpose: To minimize the risk of hematogenous periprosthetic joint infection (HPJI), international and Dutch guidelines recommended antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental procedures. Unclear definitions and contradictory recommendations in these guidelines have led to unnecessary antibioti...
Las infecciones del sitio quirúrgico (ISQ) son una causa común de infección intrahospitalaria(1).
Se define como una infección relacionada con un procedimiento quirúrgico aquella que ocurre
en o cerca de la incisión quirúrgica dentro de los 30 días del procedimiento o dentro de 90 días
si se imp...
Berríos-Torres, S. I;
Umscheid, C. A;
Bratzler, D. W;
Leas, B;
Stone, E. C;
Kelz, R. R;
Reinke, C. E;
Morgan, S;
Solomkin, J. S;
Mazuski, J. E;
Dellinger, E. P;
Itani, K. M. F;
Berbari, E. F;
Segreti, J;
Parvizi, J;
Blanchard, J;
Allen, G;
Kluytmans, J. A. J. W;
Donlan, R;
Schecter, W. P.
IMPORTANCE: The human and financial costs of treating surgical site infections (SSIs) are increasing. The number of surgical procedures performed in the United States continues to rise, and surgical patients are initially seen with increasingly complex comorbidities. It is estimated that approximately ha...
For over 100 years, major epidemics of meningococcal disease have occurred every few years within the African meningitis belt, which runs across the continent from Senegal to Ethiopia. The objectives of this review were to revise WHO guidelines on control of epidemic meningitis in subSaharan Africa conce...
Disease Outbreaks,
Meningitis, Bacterial/prevention & control,
Meningitis, Bacterial/drug therapy,
Africa South of the Sahara/epidemiology,
Meningitis, Bacterial/diagnosis,
Meningitis, Bacterial/epidemiology,
Meningococcal Vaccines/administration & dosage,
Antibiotic Prophylaxis/methods,
Haemophilus Vaccines/administration & dosage,
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic,
Prevalence,
Incidence,
Contact Tracing
