What really affects surgical site infection rates in general surgery in a developing country?

Alp, Emine; ALTUN, Dilek; Ulu-Kilic, AYŞEGÜL; Elmali, Ferhan

doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2013.11.006

What really affects surgical site infection rates in general surgery in a developing country?

Copy For Citation

Alp E., ALTUN D., Ulu-Kilic A., Elmali F.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH, vol.7, no.5, pp.445-449, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 7 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jiph.2013.11.006
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.445-449
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: To assess the risk factors for surgical site infection and the effects of selected infection control measures on surgical site infection rates in a general surgery unit.