Chapter-21 Surgical Infections
BOOK TITLE: Comprehensive Textbook of Surgery
Author
1. Epps Puja Van
2. Yadavalli Gopala K
ISBN
9789350250525
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11680_21
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
7
Author Affiliations
1.
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
2.
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Louis Stokes Cleveland Affairs Medical Center; Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH, USA
Chapter keywords
surgical infections,
surgical site,
surgical treatment,
surgical site infections (SSIs),
morbidity,
mortality,
microbiology,
tetanus,
postoperative fever,
antimicrobial prophylaxis