| Search ID | Search term/s |
| #1 | SSI:ti,ab,kw |
| #2 | “surgical site infection”:ti,ab,kw |
| #3 | wound infection:ti,ab,kw |
| #4 | surgical incision infection:ti,ab,kw |
| #5 | #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 |
| #6 | antisep*:ti,ab,kw |
| #7 | MeSH descriptor: [Antisepsis] explode all trees |
| #8 | #6 or #7 |
| # 9 | #5 and #8 |