Hip prosthesis and colon surgery, a decade of surveillance on surgical site infections in Italy, a prospective cohort study: rates, trends, and disease burden in DALYs

Abstract Background Surveillance programs are a key element of interventions aiming to reduce rates of surgical site infections (SSIs). The aim of this study was to evaluate rates and trends of SSIs following hip arthroplasty and colon surgery procedures in Piedmont, a region in North-western Italy,...

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Main Authors: Valerio Bordino, Costanza Vicentini, Alessandro Roberto Cornio, Maria Michela Gianino, Carla Maria Zotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01377-6