Surgical site infections complicating coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Australia: time trends in infection rates, surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis, and pathogens using a comprehensive surveillance network, 2010–2023
This analysis of 14 years of surveillance data for SSI complicating CABG procedures highlighted a reduction in rates of SSI, high rates of compliance with antimicrobial choice for SAP, and the predominance of S. aureus as a causative pathogen of SSI in our region. Notably, we observed Gram-negative pathogens, particularly S. marcescens, to be responsible for a larger proportion of SSIs over recent years.
Authors
- Stephanie K. Tanamas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6551-2811)
- Z. Dickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9462-2980)
- Judith Brett
- Ann Bull (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5725-7067)
- Leon James Worth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4304-6845)
- Michael J. Malloy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6586-1272)
- N. Deborah Friedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2049-3087)
- Lyn‐li Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1782-7875)
Institutions
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (AU)
- Department of Health and Human Services (AU)
- Peter Doherty Institute (AU)
- Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-05-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.04.027
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01