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The IPB included standardized patient preparation, perioperative antibiotic\/antiseptic use, barrier precautions, coaching of surgeons, and the implementation of a specialized technical operation assistant team.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n \n Three hundred twenty-two unselected consecutive patients were evaluated before the IPB, and 296 were evaluated after implementation. Infection rates after 1 year decreased from 7.8% (25\/322) to 3.7% (11\/296, p = 0.03) with similar mortality rates (14.7% vs 13.8%, p = 0.8). The isolated bacteria included\n Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n (42%),\n Cutibacterium acnes<\/jats:italic>\n (22%), and coagulase-negative staphylococci (14%). Organ\/space infections dominated with 67%, and mostly consisted of subdural empyema and meningitis\/ventriculitis. Among the 36 SSIs, 13 (36%) occurred during hospitalization, and 29 (81%) within the first 3 months of follow-up. In multivariable analysis including established risk factors described in the literature, non-CNS neoplasia (odds ratio [OR] 3.82, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.39\u201310.53), postoperative bleeding (OR 4.09, 1.44\u201311.62), operations performed by or under supervision of a senior faculty surgeon (OR 0.38, 0.17\u20130.84), and operations performed after the implementation of standardized surveillance and an IPB (OR 0.38, 0.17\u20130.85) significantly influenced the infection rate.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n The introduction of an IPB combined with routine surveillance and personal feedback was associated with a 53% reduced infection rate. 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