Evaluation of surgical-site infections following cardiovascular surgery

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 Jun;25(6):451-3. doi: 10.1086/503501.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology*
  • Bacteremia / mortality
  • Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Teaching / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methicillin Resistance
  • Middle Aged
  • Mupirocin / pharmacology
  • Risk Factors
  • Sentinel Surveillance
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / mortality
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology
  • Surgical Wound Infection / mortality
  • Turkey / epidemiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Mupirocin