Recognition, prevention, surveillance, and management of surgical site infections: Introduction to the problem and symposium overview

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue , 2001, Pages S67-S68

  Martone, William J ^a   Nichols, Ronald Lee ^b  

^a Natl Found for Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IMPLANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035451383     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321859     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Incidence and nature of endemic and epidemic nosocomial infections
2. Surgical site infection (SSI) rates in the United States, 1992-1998: The NNIS basic SSI risk index
3. Maximizing appropriate surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: An update from LDS hospital
4. Clinical presentations of soft-tissue infections and surgical site infections
5. New developments in diagnosis and treatment of infection in orthopedic implants