The effect of increasing age on the risk of surgical site infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 191, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1056-1062

  Kaye, Keith S ^a,b   Schmit, Kristine ^a   Pieper, Carl ^b   Sloane, Richard ^b   Caughlan, Kathleen F ^b   Sexton, Daniel J ^a,b   Schmader, Kenneth E ^b,c  

^a Duke University Trent Drive   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15544364393     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428626     Document Type: Article

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