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Trusted guidance and practical resources for prevention, surveillance, and implementation
CDC evidence-based recommendations for prevention of surgical site infection.
Current NHSN SSI definitions, reporting requirements, forms, procedure-code documents, and analysis resources.
Checklist to help infection preventionists apply NHSN surgical site infection criteria consistently.
Self-paced training, videos, and case-study resources for SSI surveillance.
Frequently asked questions addressing common SSI surveillance and reporting scenarios.
Current NHSN annual-training resources on SSI surveillance and case studies.
Current NHSN outpatient SSI protocol, forms, denominator instructions, and post-discharge surveillance toolkit.
Current AHRQ toolkit for preventing MRSA-related and other SSIs in cardiac, joint replacement, and spinal-fusion services.
AHRQ guidance covering nasal decolonization, preoperative skin antisepsis, antimicrobial prophylaxis, and evidence-based infection prevention.
AHRQ organizes high-impact SSI prevention practices across preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative phases.