Prolonged postprocedural antimicrobial use: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network

Finding that nearly 70% of hospitals continue surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis after an incision closed, despite not being recommended in current guidelines, and that feedback is rarely provided to practitioners.

Puig-Asensio M, Perencevich EN, Livorsi DJ. Prolonged postprocedural antimicrobial use: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2019;40(11):1281-1283.