ArticleAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE2026
Surgical site infections occurrence and associated risk factors: a matched case-control study.
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- Incidence, microbiological spectrum, and antimicrobial resistance patterns of surgical site infections at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan: a retrospective observational study.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Observational
- Bacterial pathogen spectrum and antimicrobial resistance in positive pus cultures from hospitalized patients at a maternal and child healthcare specialty hospital in Shenzhen, China, 2021-2025.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective: Surgical site infections (SSIs) pose a significant healthcare challenge, raising patient morbidity, mortality, and costs. Various intrinsic, patient-specific, and perioperative factors contribute to SSIs. This study aims to identify SSI-associated risk factors, microorganism types, and antibiotic susceptibility patterns in surgical patients. Design: This is a matched-case control study. Setting: The Lebanese American University Medical Center - Rizk Hospital, Beirut Lebanon. Patients: The study included surgical patients. Methods: This retrospective case-control study analyzed data from surgical patients over a five-year period, matching 113 SSI cases with controls in a 1:3 ratio by gender and surgery type. Results: Among 324 patients (81 cases vs 243 controls), hypoalbuminemia (<3.5 g/dL) and age ≥65 years were significantly associated with SSIs ( Conclusions: Our findings were consistent with similar studies. Elderly patients and those with hypoalbuminemia were found to be at significantly higher risk of SSIs. Also, antibiotic redosing during prolonged surgeries was associated with reduced SSI risk. In terms of SSI rates, gastrointestinal surgeries (GIs) were the highest with 42.3% of GI cases followed appropriate antibiotic protocols. Like other studies, predominant microorganisms at wound site included
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