Risk factors for surgical site infections following spinal fusion procedures: A case-control study

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 686-692

  Rao, Shilpa B ^a   Vasquez, Gustavo ^a   Harrop, James ^a   Maltenfort, Mitchell ^a   Stein, Natalie ^a   Kaliyadan, George ^a   Klibert, Frank ^b   Epstein, Richard ^a   Sharan, Ashwini ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander ^a   Flomenberg, Phyllis ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINE FUSION; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX SURGERY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 80052426712     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir506     Document Type: Article

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