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Infection surveillance and prevention strategies to detect and prevent postaccess breast tissue expander infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2019

Sima L. Sharara Open the ORCID record for Sima L. Sharara [Opens in a new window] ,
Heather M. Saunders ,
Valeria Fabre ,
Sara E. Cosgrove ,
Donna P. Fellerman ,
Clare Rock ,
Polly A. Trexler ,
Laura B. Lewis ,
Meg G. Bernstein  and
Michele A. Manahan
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Sima L. Sharara*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Heather M. Saunders
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Valeria Fabre
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Sara E. Cosgrove
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Donna P. Fellerman
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Clare Rock
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Polly A. Trexler
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Laura B. Lewis
Affiliation:
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Meg G. Bernstein
Affiliation:
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Michele A. Manahan
Affiliation:
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Justin M. Sacks
Affiliation:
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Gedge D. Rosson
Affiliation:
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Lisa L. Maragakis
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Author for correspondence: Sima Sharara, 1800 E Monument St, 4th Floor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287. E-mail: ssharar1@jhmi.edu
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Abstract

No standardized surveillance criteria exist for surgical site infection after breast tissue expander (BTE) access. This report provides a framework for defining postaccess BTE infections and identifies contributing factors to infection during the expansion period. Implementing infection prevention guidelines for BTE access may reduce postaccess BTE infections.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 40 , Issue 11 , November 2019 , pp. 1275 - 1277
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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