Index of Clinical Topics — MRSA & SSI Prevention

AHRQ index linking decolonization, skin antisepsis, prophylaxis, hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, and other SSI prevention topics.

MRSA/SSI Implementation Guide

Implementation guide for integrating MRSA and SSI prevention strategies into surgical workflows using CUSP principles.

Contact Precautions — MRSA/SSI Prevention

AHRQ guidance on transmission-based precautions as part of MRSA and SSI prevention.

Strategies to Prevent SSI in Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Update

SHEA/IDSA/APIC practice recommendations for implementing and prioritizing surgical site infection prevention strategies.

APIC Surgical Site Infection

APIC Text chapter on SSI epidemiology, risk factors, prevention measures, surveillance, and management.

APIC Infection Preventionist’s Guide to the OR

APIC resource focused on the infection preventionist’s role in perioperative SSI prevention and collaboration with OR teams.

AORN Key Takeaways: Patient Skin Antisepsis

Open-access AORN summary of evidence-based preoperative skin antisepsis practices, including bathing, hair management, and antiseptic selection.

AORN Sterile Technique in the Operating Room

AORN evidence-based overview of sterile-field preparation, gowning and gloving, sterile supplies, movement, and contamination prevention.

AORN Environmental Hygiene: Steps That Matter Between Cases

AORN guidance on environmental hygiene during OR turnover and reducing infectious contamination on high-touch surfaces.

AORN Surgical Site Infection Prevention: Perioperative Nursing Guidelines

Open-access overview of perioperative infection-prevention practices that reduce surgical site infection risk.