Cesarean section surgical site infections in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country study from Medecins sans Frontieres

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 350-355

  Chu, Kathryn ^a,b   Maine, Rebecca ^c,d   Trelles, Miguel ^e  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b University of California San Francisco ^*  (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; BURUNDI; CESAREAN SECTION; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SIERRA LEONE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BURUNDI; CESAREAN SECTION; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK FACTORS; SIERRA LEONE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921500871     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2840-4     Document Type: Article

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