Incidence of post cesarean section wound infection in a tertiary hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1059-1063

  Habib, Fawzia A ^a,b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Risk factors; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PARITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SKILL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036756737     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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