Incidence and time trend of surgical site infection in Ramathibodi Hospital during the years 2003-2005

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1356-1362

  Kehachindawat, Pranee ^a   Malathum, Kumthorn ^a   Boonsaeng, Kanokwan ^a   Siripornpinyo, Nicha ^a   Bhumisirikul, Pienjit ^a   Kolkalkul, Jinnapak ^a   Lertsithichai, Panuwat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Incidence; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LIVER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PANCREAS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION; THAILAND; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548523514     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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