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Surgical wound infection rates by wound class, operative procedure, and patient risk index
The American Journal of Medicine · 1991 · Vol. 91(3) · pp. S152–S157
David H. Culver✉(National Center for Infectious Diseases)Teresa Horan(National Center for Infectious Diseases)Robert P. Gaynes(National Center for Infectious Diseases)William J. Martone(National Center for Infectious Diseases)William R. Jarvis(National Center for Infectious Diseases)T.Grace Emori(National Center for Infectious Diseases)Shailen N. Banerjee(National Center for Infectious Diseases)Jonathan R. Edwards(National Center for Infectious Diseases)James S. Tolson(National Center for Infectious Diseases)Tonya S. Henderson(National Center for Infectious Diseases)James M. Hughes(National Center for Infectious Diseases)National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System(National Center for Infectious Diseases)
Surgical site infection preventionWound Healing and TreatmentsPressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementMedicineAmerican society of anesthesiologistsWound infectionSurgical woundSurgeryRisk assessmentEmergency medicineRisk factorRisk of infectionInternal medicine
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.HumansSurgical Procedures, OperativeSurgical Wound InfectionUnited States
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