Effect of interventions in reducing the rate of infection after cesarean delivery

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Salim, Raed ^a,b   Braverman, Meirav ^a   Berkovic, Ilanit ^a   Suliman, Abeer ^a   Teitler, Nava ^a   Shalev, Eliezer ^a,b  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Personnel education program; post cesarean surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

CEFALOTIN; CLINDAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE CONTENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CESAREAN SECTION; DISINFECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 82655181890     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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