Surveillance of surgical site infection post vasectomy

Journal of Infection Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-19

  Nevill, Michael ^a   Tanner, Judith ^b   Robertson, David ^a   Myers, Amanda ^a   Lohr, Patricia A ^a  

^a BPAS   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

surgical site infection; surveillance; Vasectomy; ventilation; wound infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872556430     PISSN: 17571774     EISSN: 17571782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757177412471410     Document Type: Article

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