Risk factors for surgical-site infections following cesarean section

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 613-617

  Killian, C A ^a   Graffunder, E M ^a   Vinciguerra, T J ^a   Venezia, R A ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRENATAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035215825     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501831     Document Type: Article

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