Sutures are used to facilitate wound healing and play an important role in ensuring the
success of surgical interventions in healthcare facilities. Suture-associated surgical site …

This chapter reviews on a new strategy in surgical site infections and an update of
antimicrobial sutures for wound closure following surgery with the evidence of clinical …

OBJECTIVE: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the third most common hospital-acquired
infections and account for 14% to 16% of all such infections, and suture material may play a …

Background Surgical sutures can promote migration of bacteria and thus start infections.
Antiseptic coating of sutures may inhibit proliferation of adhered bacteria and avoid such …

INTRODUCTION Healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) are falling following widespread
and enforced introduction of guidelines, particularly those that have addressed antibiotic …

To investigate the effectiveness of antimicrobial-coated sutures compared with non-coated
sutures in reducing surgical site infection (SSI) and develop recommendations for World …

To reduce bacterial adherence to surgical sutures, triclosan-coated polyglactin 910 suture
materials with antiseptic activity were developed. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections are associated with severe morbidity and mortality.
The role of surgical sutures in the etiology of surgical site infection has been the objective of …

Background Antimicrobial-coated sutures have recently become well known for preventing
surgical site infections (SSIs). However, the evidence and recommendations from some …

Objective: The objective of this article is to systematically analyse the randomized, controlled
trials that compare the use of antibacterial sutures (ABS) for skin closure in controlling …