Surgical wound infection rates by wound class, operative procedure, and patient risk index. National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System.

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Published in Am J Med on September 16, 1991

Authors

D H Culver1, T C Horan, R P Gaynes, W J Martone, W R Jarvis, T G Emori, S N Banerjee, J R Edwards, J S Tolson, T S Henderson

Author Affiliations

1: Hospital Infections Program, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.

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