Risk assessment for surgical site infections following total hip and total knee prostheses

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2001, Pages 42-47

  De Boer, Annette S ^a   Geubbels, E L P E ^a   Wille, J ^a   Mintjes De Groot, A J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nosocomial infection; Orthopedics; Risk factors; Surgical site infection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035720094     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2001.13.supplement-2.42     Document Type: Conference Paper

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