Rectal colonization is predictive for surgical site infections with multidrug-resistant bacteria in abdominal surgery.

Matthias MehdornSusanne Kolbe-BuschNorman LippmannYusef MoullaUwe ScheuermannBoris Jansen-WinkelnIris F ChabernyInes GockelWoubet Tefera Kassahun

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2023)

The rectal colonization status with MDRO should be taken into account in abdominal surgery regarding SSI prevention strategies. Trial registration Retrospectively registered in the German register for clinical trials (DRKS) 19th December 2019, registration number DRKS00019058.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
multidrug resistant
phase ii
rectal cancer
phase iii
surgical site infection
study protocol
gram negative
acinetobacter baumannii
open label
klebsiella pneumoniae
randomized controlled trial
escherichia coli
double blind