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See Latest ArticlesSurgical Site Infections: Does Inadequate Antibiotic Therapy Affect Patient Outcomes
Surgical Infections, 09/09/09
Eagye KJ et al. – Inadequate antibiotic therapy is associated with longer LOS and higher costs in complicated SSIs. Risk factors for IAT include prior antibiotic therapy, polymicrobial infection, infection with P. aeruginosa or Enterococcus spp., and abdominal incisions.
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