Hospital morbidity due to post-operative infections in obstetrics & gynecology

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 270-273

  Dhaliwal, Jagjeevan K ^a,b   El Shafei, Affaf M ^a   Al Sharqi, Mona R ^a   Jothy, Kumbakonam R ^a   Vijayan, Usha ^a   Qadri, Anita ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

^b Salmaniya Medical Complex ^*  (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Hysterectomy; Morbidity; Post operative infections; Risk factors; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFUROXIME; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BAHRAIN; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LAPAROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STERILIZATION, REPRODUCTIVE;

EID: 0034115256     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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