| Literature DB >> 28836491 |
Mohamed Abbas1, Ermira Tartari1, Benedetta Allegranzi2, Didier Pittet1, Stephan Harbarth1.
Abstract
This systematic literature review reveals that participating in a surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance network is associated with short-term reductions in SSI rates: relative risk [RR] for year 2, 0.80 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.79-0.82); year 3 RR, 0.92 (95% CI, 0.90-0.94); year 4 RR, 0.98 (95% CI, 0.96-1.00). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:1364-1366.Mesh:
Year: 2017 PMID: 28836491 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.186
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254