The standardized incidence ratio as a reliable tool for surgical site infection surveillance

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 817-824

  Rioux, Christophe ^a,c   Grandbastien, Bruno ^a   Astagneau, Pascal ^a,b  

^a Regional Coordinating Centre for Nosocomial Infection Control (C CLIN Paris Nord)   (France)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DES CORDELIERS   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WARD; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33748253246     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/506420     Document Type: Article

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