Announcements
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RFS Awards in Science Winner
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., in partnership with the Rosalind Franklin Society launched a prestigious annual award to recognize outstanding published peer-reviewed research by women and underrepresented minorities in science in each of the publisher’s peer-reviewed journals. The RFS Awards in Science for Surgical Infections has selected Heather Evans, MD, MS who co-authored Improving Antibiotic Stewardship in Acute Appendicitis through Risk-Based Empiric Treatment Selection.
Aims & Scope
Surgical Infections provides comprehensive and authoritative information on the biology, prevention, and management of post-operative infections. Original articles cover the latest advancements, new therapeutic management strategies, and translational research that is being applied to improve clinical outcomes and successfully treat post-operative infections.
Surgical Infections coverage includes:
- Peritonitis and intra-abdominal infections
- Surgical site infections
- Pneumonia and other nosocomial infections
- Cellular and humoral immunity
- Biology of the host response
- Organ dysfunction syndromes
- Antibiotic use
- Resistant and opportunistic pathogens
- Epidemiology and prevention
- The operating room environment
- Diagnostic studies
Surgical Infections is under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Robert G. Sawyer, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, and other leading investigators. View the entire editorial board.
Audience: General surgeons, surgical specialists, and infectious disease specialists, among others
Indexing/Abstracting:
- PubMed/MEDLINE
- PubMed Central
- Scopus
- Current Contents®/Clinical Medicine
- Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition
- EMBASE/Excerpta Medica
- CAB Abstracts
- Global Health
- SafetyLit
- BenchSci
Society Affiliations
The Official Journal of:
Chinese Society of Surgical Infection and Intensive Care
