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SSI Prevention

Trusted guidance and practical resources for prevention, surveillance, and implementation

CDC

CDC Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection

CDC evidence-based recommendations for prevention of surgical site infection.

NHSN

NHSN SSI Event Protocol

Current NHSN SSI definitions, reporting requirements, forms, procedure-code documents, and analysis resources.

NHSN

NHSN SSI Checklist

Checklist to help infection preventionists apply NHSN surgical site infection criteria consistently.

NHSN

NHSN SSI Training

Self-paced training, videos, and case-study resources for SSI surveillance.

NHSN

NHSN SSI FAQs

Frequently asked questions addressing common SSI surveillance and reporting scenarios.

NHSN

NHSN 2026 Annual Training — SSI

Current NHSN annual-training resources on SSI surveillance and case studies.

NHSN

NHSN Outpatient Procedure SSI Protocol

Current NHSN outpatient SSI protocol, forms, denominator instructions, and post-discharge surveillance toolkit.

AHRQ

AHRQ MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI

Current AHRQ toolkit for preventing MRSA-related and other SSIs in cardiac, joint replacement, and spinal-fusion services.

AHRQ

Four Key Strategies for MRSA & SSI Prevention

AHRQ guidance covering nasal decolonization, preoperative skin antisepsis, antimicrobial prophylaxis, and evidence-based infection prevention.

AHRQ

MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases

AHRQ organizes high-impact SSI prevention practices across preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative phases.

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