Surgical site infection definitions consensus: a first step toward improving prevention in veterinary medicine
Year: 2025
Type: article
Language: en
Topic: Surgical site infection prevention
Authors and affiliations:
raw_author_name: Denis R. Verwilghen
raw_affiliation_strings: Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital, Melbourne Veterinary School, University of Melbourne, Congupna, Victoria, Australia
Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
raw_author_name: Augusta Pelosi
raw_affiliation_strings: Veterinary Heart Institute, Jupiter, FL
raw_author_name: Mohamed Abbas
raw_affiliation_strings: Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
raw_author_name: Fergus Allerton
raw_affiliation_strings: Willows Veterinary Centre & Referral Service, West Midlands, United Kingdom
raw_author_name: Debra Archer
raw_affiliation_strings: Institute of Infection & Global Health/Institute of Veterinary Clinical Studies, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, United Kingdom
raw_author_name: Garry Baxter
raw_affiliation_strings: College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
raw_author_name: Walter Brehm
raw_affiliation_strings: Department for Horses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
raw_author_name: Brandy A. Burgess
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
raw_author_name: Barbara Dallap-Schaer
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Centre, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA
raw_author_name: Jacques Ferreira
raw_affiliation_strings: Willows Veterinary Centre & Referral Service, West Midlands, United Kingdom
raw_author_name: Cajsa Isgren
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection and Global Health, School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
raw_author_name: Stephan Harbarth
raw_affiliation_strings: Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
raw_author_name: Stine Jacobsen
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Section of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
raw_author_name: Elin L.K. Jørgensen
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Costerton Biofilm Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
raw_author_name: Jan Kuemmerle
raw_affiliation_strings: University Medicine Greifswald, Ferdinand Sauerbruch Straße, Greifswald, Germany
raw_author_name: Günter Kampf
raw_affiliation_strings: University Medicine Greifswald, Ferdinand Sauerbruch Straße, Greifswald, Germany
raw_author_name: Jacqui Norris
raw_affiliation_strings: Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
raw_author_name: Paul S. Morley
raw_affiliation_strings: VERO Program, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
raw_author_name: Ann Martens
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raw_author_name: Philipp D. Mayhew
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Veterinary Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
raw_author_name: Mirja C. Nolff
raw_affiliation_strings: Clinic of Small Animal Surgery, VetSuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
raw_author_name: Anne Quain
raw_affiliation_strings: Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
raw_author_name: Dean Richardson
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Centre, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA
raw_author_name: Jeffrey Runge
raw_affiliation_strings: Guardian Veterinary Specialists, Brewster, NY
raw_author_name: Ameet Singh
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
raw_author_name: Louise Southwood
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Centre, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA
raw_author_name: Kelley M. Thieman
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
raw_author_name: Gaby van Galen
raw_affiliation_strings: Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital, Melbourne Veterinary School, University of Melbourne, Congupna, Victoria, Australia
Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
raw_author_name: Alexandra Vilen
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raw_author_name: J. Scott Weese
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
raw_author_name: John Williams
raw_affiliation_strings: VetsNow Referral Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
raw_author_name: Dean Hendrickson
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO