Surgical Revision Promotes Presence of Enterococcus spp. in Abdominal Superficial Surgical Site Infections.

Matthias MehdornWoubet Tefera KassahunNorman LippmannUwe ScheuermannLinda GroosDorina BuchlohBoris Jansen-WinkelnInes Gockel

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2021)

Our study accentuates the high frequency of Enterococcus spp. in SSSI after abdominal surgery, while identifying surgical revision as major risk factor. The results urge vigilance in the treatment of patients with surgical revisions to include Enterococcus spp. in the prevention and treatment strategies.

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