ACTIVE PROSPECTIVE SURVEILLANCE STUDY WITH POST-DISCHARGE SURVEILLANCE OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS IN CAMBODIA

Active prospective surveillance study with post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infections in Cambodia

Summary: Barriers to the implementation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance have been described in resource-limited settings.This study aimed to estimate the SSI incidence rate in a Cambodian hospital and to compare different modalities of SSI surveillance.We performed an

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