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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2023; 15(12): 2674-2692
Published online Dec 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i12.2674
Antimicrobial approach of abdominal post-surgical infections
Marco Fiore, Antonio Corrente, Sveva Di Franco, Aniello Alfieri, Maria Caterina Pace, Francesca Martora, Stephen Petrou, Claudio Mauriello, Sebastiano Leone
Marco Fiore, Antonio Corrente, Sveva Di Franco, Aniello Alfieri, Maria Caterina Pace, Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,” Naples 80138, Italy
Francesca Martora, Unit of Virology and Microbiology, “Umberto I” Hospital, Nocera Inferiore 84018, Italy
Stephen Petrou, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
Claudio Mauriello, Department of General Surgery, “Santa Maria delle Grazie” Hospital, Pozzuoli 80078, Italy
Sebastiano Leone, Division of Infectious Diseases, “San Giuseppe Moscati” Hospital, Avellino 83100, Italy
Author contributions: Fiore M and Leone S contributed to the writing of the main review; Fiore M, Corrente A, Di Franco S, and Alfieri A collected the data; Pace MC, Martora F, and Mauriello C supervised the writing of the paper; Petrou S revised and polished the language; All authors approved the final version to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Corresponding author: Marco Fiore, MD, Doctor, Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,” Piazza Miraglia, 2, Naples 80138, Italy. marco.fiore@unicampania.it
Received: July 29, 2023
Peer-review started: July 29, 2023
First decision: September 14, 2023
Revised: October 24, 2023
Accepted: November 21, 2023
Article in press: November 21, 2023
Published online: December 27, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Abdominal surgical site infections (SSIs) are infections that occur after abdominal surgery. The knowledge of the site of infection and the probability of antibiotic resistance is fundamental to initiating appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment. The purpose of this review is to provide a practical update on the latest available literature on SSIs, focusing on causative pathogens and treatment with an overview of the ongoing studies of new therapeutic strategies.