Surgical site infection during hospitalization and after discharge in patients who have undergone cardiac surgery

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-88

  Fernández Ayala, Marta ^a   Nan, Daniel N ^a   Fariñas Álvarez, Concepcín ^a   Revuelta, José M ^a   González Macías, Jesús ^a   Fariñas, M Carmen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; SURGICAL INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33646458572     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500334     Document Type: Article

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