Open AccessSurgical Site Infections : A One Year Prospective Study in a Tertiary Care Center
Author(s) -
Varsha Shahane,
Saikat Bhawal,
Upendra Lele
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-7774
pISSN - 1658-3639
DOI - 10.12816/0005976
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , surgical site infection , surgical wound , pseudomonas aeruginosa , prospective cohort study , staphylococcus aureus , emergency medicine , antimicrobial , infection control , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , biology , bacteria , optics , genetics
Surgical Site Infections (SSI) is the third most commonly reported nosocomial infection which has an adverse impact on the hospital as well as on the patient. A continuous surveillance is called for, to keep a check on the occurrence of SSI.
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