Overall burden of healthcare-associated infections among surgical patients. Results of a national study

Sax, Hugo; Uckay, Ilker; Balmelli, Carlo; Bernasconi, Enos; Boubaker, Karim; Mühlemann, Kathrin; Ruef, Christian; Troillet, Nicolas; Widmer, Andréas; Zanetti, Giorgio; Pittet, Didier

doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e318202fda9

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Overall burden of healthcare-associated infections among surgical patients. Results of a national study

ContributorsSax, Hugo; Uckay, Ilker; Balmelli, Carlo; Bernasconi, Enos; Boubaker, Karim; Mühlemann, Kathrin; Ruef, Christian; Troillet, Nicolas; Widmer, Andréas; Zanetti, Giorgio; Pittet, Didier

Published inAnnals of surgery, vol. 253, no. 2, p. 365-370

Publication date2011

Abstract

To assess the overall burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in patients exposed and nonexposed to surgery.

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Aged
Cross Infection/epidemiology/microbiology
Female
Hospital Units
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Surgical Wound Infection/epidemiology/microbiology
Switzerland/epidemiology

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SAX, Hugo et al. Overall burden of healthcare-associated infections among surgical patients. Results of a national study. In: Annals of surgery, 2011, vol. 253, n° 2, p. 365–370. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318202fda9

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PID : unige:24772
DOI : 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318202fda9
PMID : 21217517

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Overall burden of healthcare-associated infections among surgical patients. Results of a national study

To assess the overall burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in patients exposed and nonexposed to surgery.

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