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Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018.

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6.3Systematic Reviews Expert Group

  • Dr Benedetta Allegranzi
    Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit
    Service Delivery and Safety, HIS
    WHO
    20 Avenue Appia
    1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
  • Dr Jasper Atema
    Department of Surgery (G4-142)
    Academic Medical Center
    University of Amsterdam
    Meibergdreef 9
    1105AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Professor Sean Berenholtz
    Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
    Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Dr Peter Bischoff
    Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Charité-University Medicine Berlin
    Hindenburgdamm 27
    12203, Berlin, Germany
  • Professor Marja A. Boermeester
    Department of Surgery (G4-132.1)
    Academic Medical Center
    University of Amsterdam
    Meibergdreef 9
    1105AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Ms Quirine Boldingh
    Department of Surgery (G4-132.1)
    Academic Medical Center
    University of Amsterdam
    Meibergdreef 9
    1105AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Dr Sarah Gans
    University of Amsterdam
    Meibergdreef 9
    1105AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Professor Petra Gastmeier
    Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine Charité-University Medicine Berlin
    Hindenburgdamm 27
    12203 Berlin, Germany
  • Dr Stacey Gomez
    OASIS Global
    6005 Given Road
    Cincinnati OH 45243, USA
  • Dr Xavier Guirao
    Unit of Endocrine & Head and Neck Surgery
    Unit of Surgical Infection Support
    Assistant Professor in Surgery, UAB
    Hospital Universitari Parc Tauli, Sabadell
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Dr Stijn de Jonge
    Department of Surgery (G4-129)
    Academic Medical Center
    University of Amsterdam
    Meibergdreef 9
    1105AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Professor Jan Kluytmans
    Amphia Hospital Breda
    Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control
    4800 RK Breda, the Netherlands
  • Dr Zeynep Kubilay
    Infection Prevention & Control Global Unit, Service Delivery and Safety, HIS
    WHO
    20 Avenue Appia
    1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
  • Ms Caroline Landelle
    Infection Control Programme and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety
    University of Geneva Hospitals
    4 Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil
    1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
  • Dr Asad Latif
    Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
    Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Professor Yoon K Loke
    Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia
    Norwich, UK
  • Mr. Adam Peel
    Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia
    Norwich, UK
  • Dr Katharina Mattishent
    Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia
    Norwich, UK
  • Ms Sandra Pequeno
    Iberoamerican Cochrane Center
    Biomedical Institute, IIB-Sant Pau-CIBERESP
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Professor Didier Pittet
    Infection Control Programme and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety
    University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine
    4 Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil
    1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
  • Professor Jianan Ren
    Research Institute of General Surgery
    Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University
    305 East Zhongshan Rd
    Nanjing 210002, People’s Republic of China
  • Dr Miranda van Rijen
    Amphia Ziekenhuis, Molengracht
    PO Box 90158
    4800 RK Breda, the Netherlands
  • Dr. Ashnish Sinha
    Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia
    Norwich, UK
  • Professor Joseph S. Solomkin
    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    231 Albert B. Sabin Way
    Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA
    CEO, OASIS Global
    6005 Given Road
    Cincinnati, OH 45243, USA
  • Dr. Menaka Thavarajah
    Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia
    Norwich, UK
  • Dr Fleur de Vries
    Department of Surgery (G4-133)
    Academic Medical Center
    University of Amsterdam
    Meibergdreef 9
    1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Dr Xiuwen Wu
    Department of Surgery
    Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University
    305 East Zhongshan Road
    Nanjing 210002, People’s Republic of China
  • Dr Bassim Zayed
    Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention and Control Team
    WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office
    Cairo, Egypt
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