title: Preventing mediastinitis surgical site infections: executive summary of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's elimination guide.
abstract: This article is an executive summary of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's elimination guide for mediastinitis surgical site infections. Infection preventionists are encouraged to obtain the original, full-length elimination guide for more thorough coverage of mediastinitis surgical site infection prevention.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biosecurity, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. rebmannt@slu.edu
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rebmann
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kohut
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*