A study of post-caesarean section wound infections in a regional referral hospital, Oman

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Dhar, Hansa ^a   Al Busaidi, Ibrahim ^b   Rathi, Bhawna ^b   Nimre, Eman A ^b   Sachdeva, Vibha ^b   Hamdi, Ilham ^b  

^a NIZWA HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Caesarean section; Nosocomial infections; Oman; Risk factors; Surgical wound infections; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899677410     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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