Surgical Site Infection Prevention
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Prevention of surgical site infection.
Surgical site infections are a frequent cause of morbidity following surgical procedures. Gram-positive cocci, particularly staphylococci, cause many of these infections, although gram-negative organisms are also frequently involved. The risk of developing a surgical site infection is associated with a number of factors, including aspects of the operative procedure itself, such as wound classif...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2574-9889
DOI: 10.15406/ipcb.2018.04.00073