International guidelines

United Kingdom

Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2020

North America

Guidelines for evaluating new fever in adult patients in the ICU

Published by:Society of Critical Care Medicine; Infectious Diseases Society of America

Last published:2023

Guideline for the prevention of surgical site infection

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2017

Rest of the world

Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update

Published by:Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; Infectious Diseases Society of America; Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

Last published:2022

Use of this content is subject to our disclaimer