Notice to Readers
Publication of Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection,
The recently released Guideline for Prevention of Surgical
Site
Infection, 1999 (1,2) presents evidence-based recommendations for
surgical
site infection (SSI) prevention; provides an extensive review of
the
epidemiology, definitions, microbiology, pathogenesis, and
surveillance of
SSI; and provides a detailed discussion of the pre-, intra-, and
post-operative issues relevant to SSI genesis. The guideline
includes a
continuing education component.
The guideline and information about continuing education
credit are
available on CDC's Hospital Infections Program, National Center for
Infectious Diseases (NCID), World-Wide Web site
or by writing to SSI Guideline
Evaluation
Activity, Hospital Infections Program, NCID, Mailstop E-69, CDC,
1600
Clifton Rd., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30333. Participating in this
activity is
free, and the deadline for applying for continuing education credit
is
April 15, 2000.
References
Mangram AJ, Horan TC, Pearson ML, Silver LC, Jarvis WR, the
Hospital
Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Guideline for
prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. Infect Control
Hospital
Epidemiol 1999;20:247-80.
Mangram AJ, Horan TC, Pearson ML, Silver LC, Jarvis WR, the
Hospital
Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Guideline for
prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. Am J Infect
Control
1999;27:98-134.
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