Assessment of prolonged hospital stay attributable to surgical site infections using appropriateness evaluation protocol

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-115

  Merle, Veronique ^a   Germain, Jeanne Marie ^a   Chamounl, Pierre ^a   Daubert, Herve ^a   Froment, Loetizia ^a   Michot, Francis ^a   Teniere, Paul ^a   Czernichow, Pierre ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0034008045     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2000.102353     Document Type: Article

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