Wound infections after hysterectomy: Opportunities for practice improvement

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 254-257

  Taylor, G ^a   Herrick, T ^a   Mah, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031806748     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(98)80009-6     Document Type: Article

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