Background In recent years, the number of spinal internal fixation operations has increased
significantly, correlating with an elevated risk of postoperative surgical site infection and a …

The use of prophylactic measures, including perioperative antibiotics, for the prevention of
surgical site infections is a standard of care across surgical specialties. Unfortunately, the …

This study evaluates potential associations between the perioperative urinary catheter (UC)
carriage and (Gram-negative) surgical site infections (SSIs) after spine surgery. It is a …

Limitations of bone defect reconstruction include poor bone healing and osteointegration
with acrylic cements, lack of strength with bone putty/paste, and poor osteointegration …

Objective: The objective was to compare the microbiological characteristics and treatment of
early and late surgical site infections (SSIs) in instrumented spinal surgery. Methods: Those …

FERREIRA, Nando et al. Unexpected high prevalence of Gram-negative pathogens in
fracture-related infection: is it time to consider extended Gram-negative cover antibiotic …

Introduction Spinal instrumentation-related infections (SIRI) are one of the main causes of
post-surgical complication and comorbidity. Our objective was to describe the clinical and …

Background Previous studies show an increasing incidence of gram-negative organisms in
surgical site infections after spine surgery. This study is looking for the association of the …

Introducción Las infecciones asociadas con instrumentación de columna (IAIC) son una de
las principales causas de complicación posquirúrgica y comorbilidad. Nuestro objetivo fue …