Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance programs are strongly recommended as a core component of effective national infection prevention and control (IPC) programs. Participation in national SSI surveillance (nSSIS) programs has been shown to decrease reported SSIs among high-income countries (HICs), and it is expected that the same is possible among low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We sought to determine what, if any nSSIS programs exist among LMICs.

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低收入和中等收入国家的国家外科手术现场感染监测计划调查。

背景：强烈建议将手术部位感染（SSI）监视程序作为有效的国家感染预防和控制（IPC）程序的核心组成部分。事实证明，参加国家SSI监视（nSSIS）计划可以减少高收入国家（HIC）中报告的SSI，并且预计在低收入和中等收入国家（LMIC）中也有可能。我们试图确定LMIC之间是否存在任何nSSIS程序。