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surgical site infection: a standalone construct

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Infection control

infection of the incision or deeper tissues within a set period after an operation.

In infection control, surgical site infection refers to infection of the incision or deeper tissues within a set period after an operation. This meaning comes from Mangram (1999) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.[1]

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References

Mangram, A. J., Horan, T. C., Pearson, M. L., Silver, L. C., Jarvis, W. R., & The Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (1999). Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 20(4), 247-280. https://doi.org/10.1086/501620

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