Surgical site infection in a University Hospital in northeast Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 310-314

  Medeiros, Aldo Cunha ^a,b   Aires Neto, Tertuliano ^a   Azevedo, George Dantas ^a   Vilar, Maria José Pereira ^a   Pinheiro, Laíza Araújo Mohana ^a   Brandão Neto, José ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Risk Factors; Surgical site infection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 31344445186     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702005000400007     Document Type: Article

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