How Long Is Long Enough? Determining the Optimal Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Period

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1178-1179

  Bryce, Elizabeth ^a   Forrester, Leslie ^a  

^a Infection Prevention and Control   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CRANIOTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORACOTOMY;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84867451176     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/668037     Document Type: Letter

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