When is vancomycin prophylaxis necessary? Risk factors for MRSA surgical site infection
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 overestim...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2024-01-01
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Series: | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X2400007X/type/journal_article |