1024Surgical Site Infections Following Pediatric Spine Fusion Procedures, Based on Type of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis
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Based on Type of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Ritika Coelho, MD; Donna Lach, RN; Greg Gagliano, BSN, RN, CIC; Ryan Goodwin, MD; David Gurd, MD; Thomas Kuivila, MD; Venkatraman Arakoni, PhD; Charles B Foster, MD; Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Children’s, Cleveland, OH; Infection Prevention/Quality and Patient Safety, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Quantitative Health Sciences (QHS),Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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