Persistence of monkeypox virus at oral and rectal sites - Authors' reply

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¹ Amsterdam University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1100 DD, Netherlands; Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Dutch National Guideline Group for Prevention of Postoperative Surgical Site Infections, Utrecht, Netherlands.
² Amsterdam University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1100 DD, Netherlands; Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Dutch National Guideline Group for Prevention of Postoperative Surgical Site Infections, Utrecht, Netherlands. Electronic address: m.a.boermeester@amsterdamumc.nl.

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Hasti Jalalzadeh et al. Lancet Microbe. 2023 Apr.

. 2023 Apr;4(4):e212.

doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(22)00383-4. Epub 2023 Jan 12.

¹ Amsterdam University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1100 DD, Netherlands; Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Dutch National Guideline Group for Prevention of Postoperative Surgical Site Infections, Utrecht, Netherlands.
² Amsterdam University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1100 DD, Netherlands; Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Dutch National Guideline Group for Prevention of Postoperative Surgical Site Infections, Utrecht, Netherlands. Electronic address: m.a.boermeester@amsterdamumc.nl.

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We declare no competing interests.

Efficacy of different preoperative skin antiseptics on the incidence of surgical site infections: a systematic review, GRADE assessment, and network meta-analysis.
Jalalzadeh H, Groenen H, Buis DR, Dreissen YE, Goosen JH, Ijpma FF, van der Laan MJ, Schaad RR, Segers P, van der Zwet WC, Griekspoor M, Harmsen WJ, Wolfhagen N, Boermeester MA. Jalalzadeh H, et al. Lancet Microbe. 2022 Oct;3(10):e762-e771. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(22)00187-2. Epub 2022 Aug 16. Lancet Microbe. 2022. PMID: 35985350
Preventive surgical site strategies should be site specific.
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