Do plastic adhesive drapes prevent Post Caesarean Wound Infection?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 230-234

  Ward, H R G ^a   Jennings, O G N ^b   Potgieter, P ^c   Lombard, C J ^d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Wairau Hospital   (New Zealand)

^c Universitas Private Hospital   (South Africa)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Plastic drapes; Wound sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034936392     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0843     Document Type: Article

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