SURVEILLANCE OF WOUND INFECTIONS

Authors
WILSON APR
Citation
Apr. Wilson, SURVEILLANCE OF WOUND INFECTIONS, The Journal of hospital infection, 29(2), 1995, pp. 81-86
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
The Journal of hospital infection → ACNP
ISSN journal
01956701
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
81 - 86
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-6701(1995)29:2<81:SOWI>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Demands are increasing for accurate rates of wound infection in surgic al units. However, definitions vary widely and resources are limited. Wound scoring methods improve objectivity and have the power to show c hanges with time, but they can be laborious. Without community surveil lance, inpatient rates can also be misleading.