The Official Journal of the Turkish Society Of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (KLİMİK)

Hospital-acquired Infection

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Original Article / VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3, DECEMBER 2020

Effectiveness of Surgical Prophylaxis Where the Antibiotic Resistance is High

Mehtap Aydın and others

Surgical site infections (SSI) are defined as infections that occur up to 30 days or one year after surgery in patients with implants, affecting the incision or deep tissue at the surgery site. They account for 20% of all healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in hospitalized patients. Patients with SSI are hospitalised additionally 7-11 days postoperatively. Read More