Surgical Site Infections in Plastic Surgery: An Italian Multicenter Study

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 393-397

  Drapeau, Cecilia M J ^a   D'Aniello, Carlo ^b   Brafa, Anna ^b   Nicastri, Emanuele ^a   Silvestri, Alessandro ^b   Nisi, Giuseppe ^b   Petrosillo, Nicola ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

plastic surgery; risk factors; surgical infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 36048974551     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.01.040     Document Type: Article

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