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	Archive > January, 2010	Vol. XI, No. 1

Prepping for the Fight Against SSIs

Take our 5-question quiz on reducing infection risks in the OR.

Ann Marie Pettis, RN, BSN, CIC

Use this prepping quiz and its evidence-based answers to review the fundamentals of skin antisepsis and generate discussions between your infection preventionists and surgical team. The latest studies, guidelines and expert advice are useless if the lessons they provide don't reach the OR.

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