Incidence of surgical-site infections in orthopaedic surgery: A northern Italian experience

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 777-782

  Castella, A ^a   Argentero, P A ^b   Farina, E C ^c   Charrier, L ^a   Del Prever, E M Brach ^a   Zotti, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ASL TO3   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; hospital acquired (nosocomial) infections; surveillance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL INFECTION; TELECONSULTATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; HIP; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79957768351     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810001627     Document Type: Article

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