Epidemiology of surgical-site infections diagnosed after hospital discharge: A prospective cohort study

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 24-30

  Delgado Rodriguez, Miguel ^a   Gómez Ortega, Antonio ^b   Sillero Arenas, Maria ^c   Llorca, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b Hosp Univ Ciudad de Jaén   (Spain)

^c Provincial Office of Health   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0035152073     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0195941700054138     Document Type: Article

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