National surveillance of surgical-site infection through register-based analysis of antibiotic use after inguinal hernia repair

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1722-1729

  Stridh Ekman, G ^a   Weitoft, G Ringbäck ^b,c   Nyren O ^c   Dickman, P W ^c   Ericsson, O ^b   Struwe, J ^a,c,d  

^a Strama   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; SURGICAL INFECTION; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049410085     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7261     Document Type: Article

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