Surgical site infections surveillance in Northern Italy

Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-74

  Castella, A ^a   Argentero, P A ^b   Farina, E C ^c   Anselmo, E ^a   Djiomo, A ^a   Zotti, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Rivoli Hospital   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTEROIDES; BELGIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLON SURGERY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONSULTATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERVIEW; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; MIRABILIS; OPERATION DURATION; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECTUM SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; SIGMOIDECTOMY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62449127926     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-008-8035-x     Document Type: Letter

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