Infliximab administration prior to surgery does not increase surgical site infections in patients with ulcerative colitis

Wound Protectors Reduce Surgical Site Infection

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of infliximab on the rate of colectomy and post-operative complications in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

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Risk Factors Associated With Surgical Site Infection After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis in Ulcerative Colitis

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Meta-analysis: pre-operative infliximab treatment and short-term post-operative complications in patients with ulcerative colitis

(2009) Z. YANG et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Surgical site infections in Italian Hospitals: a prospective multicenter study

(2009) Nicola Petrosillo et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Efficacy and safety of infliximab as rescue therapy for ulcerative colitis refractory to tacrolimus

(2009) Shuji Yamamoto et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

CDC/NHSN surveillance definition of health care–associated infection and criteria for specific types of infections in the acute care setting

(2008) Teresa C. Horan et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Infliximab in Ulcerative Colitis is Associated with an Increased Risk of Postoperative Complications After Restorative Proctocolectomy

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