Surgical site infections in an italian surgical ward: A prospective study

Surgical Infections

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 533-538

  Di Leo, Alberto ^a   Piffer, Silvano ^b   Ricci, Francesco ^a   Manzi, Alberto ^a   Poggi, Elena ^a   Porretto, Vincenzo ^a   Fambri, Paolo ^a   Piccini, Giannina ^c   Patrizia, Trentini ^c   Fabbri, Luca ^c   Busetti, Rosanna ^a  

^a Alto Garda e Ledro Hospital   (Italy)

^b APSS of Trento ^*  (Italy)

^c Hospital Health Direction   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73849090878     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2009.008     Document Type: Article

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