Infection surveillance and prevention strategies to detect and prevent postaccess breast tissue expander infections.
Sima L ShararaHeather M SaundersValeria FabreSara E CosgroveDonna P FellermanClare RockPolly A TrexlerLaura B LewisMeg G BernsteinMichele A ManahanJustin M SacksGedge D RossonLisa L MaragakisPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)
No standardized surveillance criteria exist for surgical site infection after breast tissue expander (BTE) access. This report provides a framework for defining postaccess BTE infections and identifies contributing factors to infection during the expansion period. Implementing infection prevention guidelines for BTE access may reduce postaccess BTE infections.