Surgical site infections in patients undergoing major operations in a university hospital: Using standardized infection ratio as a benchmarking tool

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 274-279

  Narong, Montha Na ^a   Thongpiyapoom, Somchit ^a   Thaikul, Nonglak ^a   Jamulitrat, Silom ^b   Kasatpibal, Nongyao ^c  

^a Songklanagarind Hospital   (Thailand)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; THAILAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0043159183     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.65     Document Type: Article

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