Surgical site infections at the National Cancer Institute in Mexico: A case-control study

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-20

  Vilar Compte, Diana ^a,b   Mohar, Alejandro ^b,c   Sandoval, Silvia ^a   De La Rosa, Margarita ^a   Gordillo, Patricia ^a   Volkow, Patricia ^a  

^a Department of Infectious Diseases Mexico City ^*  (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; OBESITY; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0034101783     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(00)90006-3     Document Type: Article

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