Successful perioperative infection control measures after gastroenterological surgery reduced the number of cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection to almost zero over a 30-year period: a single-department experience

ConclusionsLimiting the use of antibiotics that tend to disrupt the intestinal flora may reduce the rates of MRSA infection and CDAD after gastroenterological surgery.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00595-019-01899-2

Source: Surgery Today - October 22, 2019 Category: Surgery Source Type: research