Surgical Site Infections (SSI)

Christopher F. Carpenter, M.D., Nick Gilpin, D.O.

Surgical Site Infections (SSI) is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.

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PATHOGENS

Staphylococcus aureus (often MRSA)
Coagulase-negative Staphylococci
Gram-negative bacilli
Enterococcus
Streptococcus spp.
Anaerobes (depending on site)
Candida species (less commonly implicated)

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Last updated: September 3, 2017

Citation

Carpenter, Christopher F, and Nick Gilpin. "Surgical Site Infections (SSI)." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540533/all/Surgical_Site_Infections__SSI_.

Carpenter CF, Gilpin N. Surgical Site Infections (SSI). Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540533/all/Surgical_Site_Infections__SSI_. Accessed April 22, 2019.

Carpenter, C. F., & Gilpin, N. (2017). Surgical Site Infections (SSI). In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540533/all/Surgical_Site_Infections__SSI_

Carpenter CF, Gilpin N. Surgical Site Infections (SSI) [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2019 April 22]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540533/all/Surgical_Site_Infections__SSI_.

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