Abstract Background context The North American Spine Society's (NASS) Evidence-Based
Clinical Guideline on Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Spine Surgery provides evidence-based …

Despite current antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) being advocated by infectious
disease specialists and discussed by national and international policy makers, ASPs …

Importance Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is a common indication for antibiotic
use in hospitals and is associated with high rates of inappropriateness. Objective To …

Hypothesis Replacing a 24-hour regimen with a 1-dose antibiotic prophylaxis for elective
surgery would not increase rates of surgical site infection and would decrease costs. Design …

Surgical site infections are the most common nosocomial infection among surgical patients.
Patients who experience surgical site infections are associated with prolonged hospital stay …

BACKGROUND: This study was aimed to determine the propriety of perioperative
antimicrobial prophylaxis, to evaluate the effects of a training intervention on correction …

Antibiotics are developed to kill microorganisms; however, microorganisms develop and
disseminate resistance as a reaction to antimicrobials in accordance with the laws of …

Objectives. To assess the standard practice of care of surgeons regarding surgical antibiotic
prophylaxis, to identify gaps, and to set recommendations. Methods. A retrospective analysis …

Background Surgical site infection is a major contributor to increased mortality and health
care costs globally which can be reduced by appropriate antibiotic prophylactic use. In …

Objective. To determine the fraction of unnecessary antimicrobial use among patients with
current and/or recent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Design. Retrospective review from …