Incidence of wound infection after Caesarean delivery in a district hospital in Central Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 357-361

  Koigi Kamau, R ^a   Kabare, L W ^a   Wanyoike Gichuhi, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMORBIDITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; KENYA; LABOR; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

CESAREAN SECTION; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KENYA; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 27544473744     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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