The one-page poster addresses the following questions:
- What is a surgical site infection (SSI)?
- Can SSIs be treated?
- What are some of the things that hospitals are doing to prevent SSIs?
- What can I do to help prevent SSIs?
- What is CDC doing to prevent SSIs?
Download the 8.5″ by 11″ FAQs about SSIs poster (pdf) for use in your facility.
To download a larger-text, two-page poster, for an English version, click here (pdf), or for a Spanish version, click here (pdf).
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