Surgical wound infections diagnosed after discharge from hospital: Epidemiologic differences with in-hospital infections

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 421-428

  Medina Cuadros, Marceline ^a   Sillero Arenas, María ^b   Martínez Gallego, Gabriel ^a   Delgado Rodríguez, Miguel ^c  

^a Hosp Univ Ciudad de Jaén   (Spain)

^b Provincial Office of Health   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0030479994     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(96)90035-8     Document Type: Article

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