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Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999 • 
Alicia J. Mangram , MD, Teresa C. Horan , MPH, CIC, Michele L. Pearson , MD, Leah Christine Silver , BS, William R. Jarvis , MD and The Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology , Vol. 20, No. 4 (April 1999), pp. 250-280
Article DOI: 10.1086/501620
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/501620
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Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The “Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999” presents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s recommendations for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs), formerly called surgical wound infections. This two‐part guideline updates and replaces previous guidelines.1,2

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  • Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999
  • Alicia J. Mangram , MD, Teresa C. Horan , MPH, CIC, Michele L. Pearson , MD, Leah Christine Silver , BS, William R. Jarvis , MD and The Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • Vol. 20, No. 4 (April 1999) (pp. 250-280)

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Alicia J. Mangram , MD; Teresa C. Horan , MPH, CIC; Michele L. Pearson , MD; Leah Christine Silver , BS; William R. Jarvis , MD;

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From the Hospital Infections Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia.The Hospital Infection Control Practices Committee thanks the following subject‐matter experts for reviewing a preliminary draft of this guideline: Carol Applegeet, RN, MSN, CNOR, CNAA, FAAN; Ona Baker, RN, MSHA; Philip Barie, MD, FACS; Arnold Berry, MD; Col. Nancy Bjerke, BSN, MPH, CIC; John Bohnen, MD, FRCSC, FACS; Robert Condon, MS, MD, FACS; E. Patchen Dellinger, MD, FACS; Terrie Lee, RN, MS, MPH, CIC; Judith Mathias, RN; Anne Matlow, MD, MS, FRCPC; C. Glen Mayhall, MD; Rita McCormick, RN, CIC; Ronald Nichols, MD, FACS; Barbara Pankratz, RN; William Rutala, PhD, MPH, CIC; Julie Wagner, RN; Samuel Wilson, MD, FACS. The opinions of all the reviewers might not be reflected in all the recommendations contained in this document.The authors thank Connie Alfred, Estella Cormier, Karen Friend, Charlene Gibson, and Geraldine Jones for providing invaluable assistance.Dr. Mangram is currently affiliated with the University of Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas.Published simultaneously in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the American Journal of Infection Control, and the Journal of Surgical Outcomes.This document is not copyright‐protected and may be photocopied.Address reprint requests to SSI Guideline, Hospital Infections Program, Mailstop E69, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333.The “Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999” is available online at www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip.99‐SR‐024. Mangram AJ, Horan TC, Pearson ML, Silver LC, Jarvis WR, the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Guideline for the prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999;20:247‐280.

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