Alongside its scientific publications, the Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery has developed a broad collection of editorials addressing key issues in surgical infections, antimicrobial resistance, infection prevention, and antimicrobial stewardship.
These contributions provide a platform for discussing emerging challenges, interpreting current evidence, and highlighting areas of particular relevance to clinical practice.
More than simply summarizing scientific evidence, these contributions aim to stimulate discussion and promote awareness among healthcare professionals. By translating complex or evolving scientific issues into accessible clinical perspectives, the editorials help bridge the gap between research, education, and everyday clinical practice.
The editorials are organized by topic, allowing readers to easily explore the different areas of interest and identify contributions relevant to their specific clinical and research needs.
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Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial peptides and their coatings to counter multidrug-resistant clinical pathogens
What clinicians should know about antibiotic resistance and its mechanisms
Better understanding of mechanisms of antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance. The role of gut microbiota
How to combat antibiotic resistance in surgery
Let’s be careful with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Let’s be careful with non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria including P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii
The global burden of antimicrobial resistance
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Antimicrobial Stewardship
Antibiotics for Intra-Abdominal Infections: When, Which, How and How Long?
Optimizing surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in the era of antimicrobial resistance: a position paper
A global evidence-based bundle for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
Optimal antibiotic use in hospital settings: ten golden rules
Improving antibiotic prescribing practices among surgeons!
Optimizing antibiotics in patients with intra-abdominal infections
Antibiotics in patients with intra-abdominal infections – when, how, and which ones
Core elements of antibiotic stewardship
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Intra-Abdominal Infections
Personalised approaches to optimise outcomes in patients with intra-abdominal infections
Epidemiological analysis of intra-abdominal infections in Italy: the IRIS study
What’s the prognosis of patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections?
Antimicrobial regimens for patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections. WSES suggestions
Venous thromboembolism in patients with intra-abdominal infections
What’s the prognosis of patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections?
How to classify intra-abdominal infections
Current concepts in management of acute uncomplicated left sided colonic diverticulitis
The surgical disaster of the mesh infection
The long debate on the role of antibiotics in the management of patients with acute pancreatitis
Appendectomy is still the treatment of choice for all acute appendicitis
Source control in surgical infections
Surgical infections, guidelines and surgeons
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Surgical Site Infections
Preventing surgical site infections: Global Health priorities
Preventing surgical site infections: from evidence to implementation
Preventing surgical site infections: are guidelines sufficient to promote behavioural change?
Antibiotic prophylaxis in trauma patients: indications for an optimal management
Improve patient safety by reducing the occurrence of surgical site infections
Surgical site infections: from evidence to clinical practice
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Healthcare-Associated Infections
Let’s be careful with Clostridium difficile
Central-venous-catheter-related bloodstream infections
Hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia
Catheter-acquired urinary infections
Older age, frailty and surgical infections
Best practices to prevent and manage healthcare-associated infections
Seven strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections
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Sepsis
Antibiotics dosing in critically ill patients with sepsis and septic shock
Why we are not convinced by Sepsis-3 definitions. Is it the time for Sepsis-4 definitions
The role of source control in abdominal sepsis
Current concepts in managing abdominal sepsis
Antibiotics in patients with ongoing sepsis and septic shock
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Soft Tissue & Necrotizing Infections
Necrotizing soft tissue infections
Managing patients with soft tissue infections
Contemporary management of Fournier’s gangrene
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Global Health, Policy and Advocacy
SMART: a visual toolkit to improve communication on antibiotic resistance
Metaphors: promising tools in antimicrobial resistance communication
A healthier world for all: is it possible?
Infection prevention and management in surgery: a global declaration
Why the Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery
The role fo the surgeon in the management of intra-abdominal infections
Making the fight against surgical infections a truly global concern
Rising awareness on antimicrobial resistance in hospitals worldwide
The great alliance in combating antimicrobial resistance
Joining SAVE LIVES: “It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care”
Which interventions improve antibiotic prescribing practices for patients with surgical infections?
Looking for a cohesive and collaborative approach to address antibiotic resistance in our hospitals
Be a champion in combating antibiotic resistance in your hospital
Is still surgery ‘the neglected stepchild of global health’?
Four virtues for a great physician
Knowledge, awareness, and collaboration in combating antimicrobial resistance
Let’s support evidence-based medicine
Behavior changes to reduce healthcare-associated infections
Who is a champion in preventing and managing infections in surgery?
Five strategies to combat antibiotic resistance in healthcare
