title: The challenge of infection prevention in spine surgery: an update.
abstract: Prevention is particularly challenging in implant-associated bone and joint infection, as it could reduce the following: (1) the risk of infection in particular patient populations; (2) the risk associated with particular surgical procedures; and/or (3) the risk of infection with particular pathogen that has the ability to produce biofilm, such as staphylococci. As a consequence, it is crucial to identify: (1) host-related risk factors that may be involved in the acquisition of infection; (2) surgical procedures particularly at risk of infection; and (3) the different ways to target the most frequent pathogens involved in implant-associated spinal infection. In this article, we reviewed the data of the literature on the infection prevention in spine surgery.
authors.affiliation: Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 93 grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004, Lyon, France. tristan.ferry@univ-lyon1.fr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ferry
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Valour
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lustig
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chidiac
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barrey
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013131:Spine / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000502:physiology