Thursday, November 3, 2016

WHO recommends 29 ways to stop surgical infections and avoid superbugs

People preparing for surgery should always have a bath or shower but not be shaved, and antibiotics should only be used to prevent infections before and during surgery, not afterwards, according to new guidelines from WHO that aim to save lives, cut costs and arrest the spread of superbugs.

From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2016/recommendations-surgical-infections/en/index.html

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