Reducing harm to patients from health care associated infection: The role of surveillance. Chapter 3: Surgical site infection - An abridged version

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 109-114

  Cruickshank, Marilyn ^a   Ferguson, John ^b   Bull, Ann ^c  

^a Australia   (Australia)

^b Hunter New England Health   (Australia)

^c VICNISS Coordinating Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 77953406674     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI09912     Document Type: Article

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