Surgical Site Infection (SSI) rates in the United States, 1992-1998: The National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance system basic SSI risk index

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 5 SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages

  Gaynes, R P ^a   Culver, D H ^a   Horan, T C ^a   Edwards, J R ^a   Richards, C ^a   Tolson, J S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035451832     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321860     Document Type: Conference Paper

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