A surgical site infection (SSI ... Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections require specific antibiotics. Sometimes, surgical intervention is necessary to address the infection.

Expert Rev Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Res. 2010;10(3):317-328. Surgical site infections in the general population are associated with a two- to three-fold increased risk of death, and a 60% ...

A new meta-analysis found evidence that vancomycin may not prevent surgical site infections after spine surgery.

The use of antibiotics to prevent surgical wound (surgical site) infection is an accepted cornerstone of modern healthcare. This type of infection occurs in or around the incision a surgeon makes and ...

Surgical site infections are also a significant cause ... In fact, because administering antibiotics during surgery is a cornerstone of infection prevention, the global rise of antibiotic ...

When you are sick with a bacterial infection, your doctor will have you take medicines for a certain number of days to feel better. These medicines may be grape- or bubble gum-flavored liquids, or ...

A pioneering laser treatment which could cut the risk of drug-resistant infections ... which cause surgical site infections (SSIs). The NHS hopes it could offer an alternative to antibiotics.

Surgical-site infections associated with bariatric surgery can be prevented with appropriate pre-operative measures including appropriate prophylactic antibiotics, adequate control of ...