Surveillance of burn wound infections: A proposal for definitions

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 386-389

  Peck, Michael D ^a,b   Weber, Joan ^a   McManus, Albert ^a   Sheridan, Robert ^a   Heimbach, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CELLULITIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFECTION CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; WOUND INFECTION;

BURN UNITS; BURNS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031679179     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199809000-00005     Document Type: Article

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