@article{3108180,
    title = "A Global Declaration on Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway",
    author = "Sartelli, M. and Kluger, Y. and Ansaloni, L. and Carlet, J. and Brink, A. and Hardcastle, T.C. and Khanna, A. and Chicom-Mefire, A. and Rodríguez-Baño, J. and Nathwani, D. and Mendelson, M. and Watkins, R.R. and Pulcini, C. and Beović, B. and May, A.K. and Itani, K.M.F. and Mazuski, J.E. and Fry, D.E. and Coccolini, F. and Rasxa, K. and Montravers, P. and Eckmann, C. and Abbo, L.M. and Abubakar, S. and Abu-Zidan, F.M. and Adesunkanmi, A.K. and Al-Hasan, M.N. and Althani, A.A. and Ticas, J.E.A. and Ansari, S. and Ansumana, R. and Da Silva, A.R.A. and Augustin, G. and Bala, M. and Balogh, Z.J. and Baraket, O. and Bassetti, M. and Bellanova, G. and Beltran, M.A. and Ben-Ishay, O. and Biffl, W.L. and Boermeester, M.A. and Brecher, S.M. and Bueno, J. and Cainzos, M.A. and Cairns, K. and Camacho-Ortiz, A. and Ceresoli, M. and Chandy, S.J. and Cherry-Bukowiec, J.R. and Cirocchi, R. and Colak, E. and Corcione, A. and Cornely, O.A. and Cortese, F. and Cui, Y. and Curcio, D. and Damaskos, D. and Dasx, K. and Delibegovic, S. and Demetrashvili, Z. and De Simone, B. and De Souza, H.P. and De Waele, J. and Dhingra, S. and Diaz, J.J. and Di Carlo, I. and Di Marzo, F. and Di Saverio, S. and Dogjani, A. and Dorj, G. and Dortet, L. and Duane, T.M. and Dupont, H. and Egiev, V.N. and Eid, H.O. and Elmangory, M. and El-Sayed Marei, H. and Enani, M.A. and Escandón-Vargas, K. and Faro, M.P., Jr. and Ferrada, P. and Foghetti, D. and Foianini, E. and Fraga, G.P. and Frattima, S. and Gandhi, C. and Gattuso, G. and Giamarellou, E. and Ghnnam, W. and Gkiokas, G. and Girardis, M. and Goff, D.A. and Gomes, C.A. and Gomi, H. and Gronerth, R.I.G. and Guirao, X. and Guzman-Blanco, M. and Haque, M. and Hecker, A. and Hell, M. and Herzog, T. and Hicks, L. and Kafka-Ritsch, R. and Kao, L.S. and Kanj, S.S. and Kaplan, L.J. and Kapoor, G. and Karamarkovic, A. and Kashuk, J. and Kenig, J. and Khamis, F. and Khokha, V. and Kiguba, R. and Kirkpatrick, A.W. and Kørner, H. and Koike, K. and Kok, K.Y.Y. and Kon, K. and Kong, V. and Inaba, K. and Ioannidis, O. and Isik, A. and Iskandar, K. and Labbate, M. and Labricciosa, F.M. and Lagrou, K. and Lagunes, L. and Latifi, R. and Lasithiotakis, K. and Laxminarayan, R. and Lee, J.G. and Leone, M. and Leppäniemi, A. and Li, Y. and Liang, S.Y. and Liau, K.-H. and Litvin, A. and Loho, T. and Lowman, W. and Machain, G.M. and Maier, R.V. and Manzano-Nunez, R. and Marinis, A. and Marmorale, C. and Martin-Loeches, I. and Marwah, S. and Maseda, E. and McFarlane, M. and De Melo, R.B. and Melotti, M.R. and Memish, Z. and Mertz, D. and Mesina, C. and Menichetti, F. and Mishra, S.K. and Montori, G. and Moore, E.E. and Moore, F.A. and Naidoo, N. and Napolitano, L. and Negoi, I. and Nicolau, D.P. and Nikolopoulos, I. and Nord, C.E. and Ofori-Asenso, R. and Olaoye, I. and Omari, A.H. and Ordoñez, C.A. and Ouadii, M. and Ouedraogo, A.-S. and Pagani, L. and Paiva, J.A. and Parreira, J.G. and Pata, F. and Pereira, J. and Pereira, N.R. and Petrosillo, N. and Picetti, E. and Pintar, T. and Ponce-De-Leon, A. and Popovski, Z. and Poulakou, G. and Preller, J. and Guerrero, A.P. and Pupelis, G. and Quiodettis, M. and Rawson, T.M. and Reichert, M. and Reinhart, K. and Rems, M. and Rello, J. and Rizoli, S. and Roberts, J. and Rubio-Perez, I. and Ruppé, E. and Sakakushev, B. and Sall, I. and Kafil, H.S. and Sanders, J. and Sato, N. and Sawyer, R.G. and Scalea, T. and Scibé, R. and Scudeller, L. and Lohse, H.S. and Sganga, G. and Shafiq, N. and Shah, J.N. and Spigaglia, P. and Suroowan, S. and Tsioutis, C. and Sifri, C.D. and Siribumrungwong, B. and Sugrue, M. and Talving, P. and Tan, B.K. and Tarasconi, A. and Tascini, C. and Tilsed, J. and Timsit, J.-F. and Tumbarello, M. and Trung, N.T. and Ulrych, J. and Uranues, S. and Velmahos, G. and Vereczkei, A.G. and Viale, P. and Estape, J.V. and Viscoli, C. and Wagenlehner, F. and Wright, B.J. and Xiao, Y. and Yuan, K.-C. and Zachariah, S.K. and Zahar, J.R. and Mergulhão, P. and Catena, F.",
    journal = "Surgical Infections",
    year = "2017",
    volume = "18",
    number = "8",
    pages = "846-853",
    publisher = "MARY ANN LIEBERT INC PUBL",
    issn = "1096-2964, 1557-8674",
    doi = "10.1089/sur.2017.219",
    keywords = "antibiotic agent;  antifungal agent;  antiinfective agent, Acinetobacter baumannii;  antibiotic resistance;  antifungal resistance;  Article;  Aspergillus fumigatus;  awareness;  Candida glabrata;  continuing education;  drug misuse;  drug use;  Enterobacter;  Enterococcus faecium;  hand washing;  health care personnel;  hospital care;  hospital hygiene;  human;  information dissemination;  instrument sterilization;  Klebsiella pneumoniae;  medical expert;  microbiological examination;  practice guideline;  prescription;  priority journal;  Pseudomonas aeruginosa;  publication;  Staphylococcus aureus;  surgical infection;  antibiotic prophylaxis;  antimicrobial stewardship;  global health;  organization and management;  practice guideline;  standards;  surgery;  surgical infection, Anti-Bacterial Agents;  Anti-Infective Agents;  Antibiotic Prophylaxis;  Antifungal Agents;  Antimicrobial Stewardship;  Drug Resistance, Microbial;  Global Health;  Humans;  Surgical Procedures, Operative;  Surgical Wound Infection",
    abstract = "This declaration, signed by an interdisciplinary task force of 234 experts from 83 different countries with different backgrounds, highlights the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance and the need for appropriate use of antibiotic agents and antifungal agents in hospitals worldwide especially focusing on surgical infections. As such, it is our intent to raise awareness among healthcare workers and improve antimicrobial prescribing. To facilitate its dissemination, the declaration was translated in different languages. © Copyright 2017, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc."
}