The use of drug delivery vehicles to improve the efficacy of drugs and to target their action at
effective concentrations over desired periods of time has been an active topic of research …

Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The …

The intent of this document is to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format
designed to assist acute-care hospitals in implementing and prioritizing their surgical-site …

BACKGROUND: There is still significant risk of patients developing surgical site infection
(SSI) following orthopaedic surgery due to growing demand for joint surgery in high-risk …

Endogenous bacterial infections from damaged gastrointestinal (GI) organs have high
potential to cause systemic inflammatory responses and life-threatening sepsis. Current …

BACKGROUND: The use of temporary stomas has been demonstrated to reduce septic
complications, especially in high-risk anastomosis; therefore, it is necessary to reduce the …

Background Among the techniques investigated to reduce the risk of surgical wound
infection or surgical space infection (SSI) in patients having colorectal surgery are topical …

Background: A number of adjunct antimicrobial measures have been studied in an attempt
to reduce surgical site infection (SSI) rates. In addition to parenteral antibiotic prophylaxis …

In the field of medicine, controlled drug delivery has become a major challenge due to
inefficiency of drug at critical parameters such as permeability, solubility, half-life, targeting …

There is some evidence that bundled interventions can reduce SSIs. However, more
research should be done evaluating the effectiveness of these interventions. Future studies …