Contributing factors to surgical site infections

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-101

  Harrop, James S ^a   Styliaras, John C ^a   Ooi, Yinn Cher ^a   Radcliff, Kristen E ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a   Wu, Chengyuan ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

HAND WASHING; HUMAN; LAVAGE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION;

EID: 84857985649     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-20-02-094     Document Type: Review

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