Incidence surveillance of wound infection in hernia surgery during hospitalization and after discharge in a university hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-233

  Santos, K R N ^a,b   Bravo Neto, G P ^c   Fonseca, L S ^a,b   Gontijo Filho, P P ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Microbiology Institute   (Brazil)

^c Department of Surgery ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Herniorrhaphy; Postdischarge surveillance; Surgical infections

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; RISK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 12644275431     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(97)90198-5     Document Type: Article

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