Surgical site infections

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 303-310

  Lauwers, S ^a,b   De Smet, F ^b  

^a Laboratorium Microbiologie Hallepoort   (Belgium)

^b AZ VUB   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031730408     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17843286.1998.11754180     Document Type: Review

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