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Surgical site infection in critically ill patients with secondary and tertiary peritonitis: epidemiology, microbiology and influence in outcomes.

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Published in BMC Infect Dis on July 30, 2015

Authors

Josep Ballus1, Juan C Lopez-Delgado2, Joan Sabater-Riera3, Xose L Perez-Fernandez4, A J Betbese5,6, J A Roncal7,8

Author Affiliations

1: Intensive Care Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Bellvitge; Biomedical Investigation Institute of Bellvitge), C/Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. jballus@bellvitgehospital.cat.
2: Intensive Care Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Bellvitge; Biomedical Investigation Institute of Bellvitge), C/Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. juancarloslopezde@hotmail.com.
3: Intensive Care Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Bellvitge; Biomedical Investigation Institute of Bellvitge), C/Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. jsabater@bellvitgehospital.cat.
4: Intensive Care Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Bellvitge; Biomedical Investigation Institute of Bellvitge), C/Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. josep@bellvitgehospital.cat.
5: Intensive Care Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. AJBetbese@santpau.cat.
6: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, C/Sant Quintín 89, 08041, Barcelona, Spain. AJBetbese@santpau.cat.
7: Intensive Care Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. jroncal@xtec.cat.
8: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, C/Sant Quintín 89, 08041, Barcelona, Spain. jroncal@xtec.cat.

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