Database	Search Syntax	Results
PubMed library	(“Surgical Wound Infection”[Mesh] OR surgical wound infection*[tiab] OR surgical site infection* [tiab] OR SSI[tiab] OR joint infection[tiab] OR deep infection[tiab] OR postoperative wound infect*[tiab]) AND (local administration[tiab] OR local application[tiab] OR intrawound[tiab] OR intra-wound[tiab] OR intrasite[tiab] OR intra-site[tiab] OR powder[tiab] OR vancomycin[tiab] OR gentamicin[tiab] OR gentamycin[tiab] OR dermacyn[tiab] OR iodine[tiab] OR povidone-iodine[tiab] OR PVP-I[tiab] OR betadine[tiab] OR chlorhexidin*[tiab] OR bacitracin[tiab] OR benzalkonium[tiab] OR castile soap[tiab] OR anti-infect*[tiab] OR antiseptic*[tiab] OR surfactant*[tiab] OR microbicides[tiab])	2884
EMBASE library	(‘surgical wound infection’:ab,ti OR ‘surgical site infection’:ab,ti OR SSI:ab,ti OR ‘joint infection’:ab,ti OR ‘deep infection’:ab,ti OR ‘postoperative wound infection’:ab,ti) AND (‘local administration’:ab,ti OR ‘local application’:ab,ti OR intrawound:ab,ti OR ‘intra wound’:ab,ti OR intrasite:ab,ti OR ‘intra site’:ab,ti OR powder:ab,ti OR vancomycin:ab,ti OR gentamicin:ab,ti OR gentamycin:ab,ti OR dermacyn:ab,ti OR iodine:ab,ti OR ‘povidone iodine’:ab,ti OR ‘PVP I’:ab,ti OR betadine:ab,ti OR chlorhexidin*:ab,ti OR bacitracin:ab,ti OR benzalkonium:ab,ti OR ‘castile soap’:ab,ti OR ‘anti infectant’:ab,ti OR antiseptic*:ab,ti OR surfactant*:ab,ti OR microbicides:ab,ti) AND [embase]/lim NOT [medline]/lim	563
Cochrane library	(“surgical wound infection”:ab,ti,kw OR “surgical site infection”:ab,ti,kw OR SSI:ab,ti OR “joint infection”:ab,ti OR “deep infection”:ab,ti OR “postoperative wound infection”:ab,ti) AND (“local administration”:ab,ti OR “local application”:ab,ti OR intrawound:ab,ti OR intra-wound:ab,ti OR intrasite:ab,ti OR intra-site:ab,ti OR powder:ab,ti OR vancomycin:ab,ti OR gentamicin:ab,ti OR gentamycin:ab,ti OR dermacyn:ab,ti OR iodine:ab,ti OR povidone-iodine:ab,ti OR PVP-I:ab,ti OR betadine:ab,ti OR chlorhexidin*:ab,ti OR bacitracin:ab,ti OR benzalkonium:ab,ti OR “castile soap”:ab,ti OR anti-infect*:ab,ti OR antiseptic*:ab,ti OR surfactant*:ab,ti OR microbicides:ab,ti)	627