Risk factors for postoperative infection

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 1991, Pages

  Garibaldi, Richard A ^a   Cushing, Deborah ^a   Lerer, Trudy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN;

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0025953535     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(91)90362-2     Document Type: Article

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