Validation of surgical site infection surveillance in orthopedic procedures

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 216-221

  Huotari, Kaisa ^a,b   Agthe, Niina ^a   Lyytikäinen, Outi ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPEN REDUCTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

CROSS INFECTION; FINLAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34247617179     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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