CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1992: A Modification of CDC Definitions of Surgical Wound Infections

Horan, Teresa; P. Gaynes, Robert; J. Martone, William; R. Jarvis, William; Grace Emori, T.

doi:10.1017/s0195941700015241

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CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1992: A Modification of CDC Definitions of Surgical Wound Infections

Published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology • Oct 1, 1992

Authors:

Teresa Horan

Robert P. Gaynes

William J. Martone

Abstract

In 1988, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published definitions of nosocomial infections However, because of journalistic style and space constraints, these definitions lacked some of the detail provided to National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System hospitals in the NNIS Manual (...

Subject

Surgical wound

Surgical site infection

Surgical Infections

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