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Hey surgeons! It is time to lead and be a champion in preventing and managing surgical infections!

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Sartelli, Massimo 
Coccolini, Federico 
Abu-Zidan, Fikri M. 
Ansaloni, Luca 
Bartoli, Stefano 

Abstract

Abstract: Appropriate measures of infection prevention and management are integral to optimal clinical practice and standards of care. Among surgeons, these measures are often over-looked. However, surgeons are at the forefront in preventing and managing infections. Surgeons are responsible for many of the processes of healthcare that impact the risk for surgical site infections and play a key role in their prevention. Surgeons are also at the forefront in managing patients with infections, who often need prompt source control and appropriate antibiotic therapy, and are directly responsible for their outcome. In this context, the direct leadership of surgeons in infection prevention and management is of utmost importance. In order to disseminate worldwide this message, the editorial has been translated into 9 different languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, and Turkish).

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Commentary, Antibiotic therapy, Antimicrobial resistance, Surgical infections, Infection prevention and control

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BioMed Central