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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 769-771

  Lee, James T ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFECTION; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142184120     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502130     Document Type: Review

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