Evaluation of underreported surgical site infection evidenced by post-discharge surveillance Evaluación de la sub notificación de infección del sitio quirúrgico evidenciada a través de la vigilancia después del alta Avaliação da subnotificação da infecção do sítio cirúrgico evidenciada pela vigilância pós-alta

• Main Authors: Adriana Cristina de Oliveira (Author), Daclé Vilma Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2007-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Surgical Site Infection (SSI) has been pointed as one of the most important infection sites. This study aimed to determine the surgical site infection incidence during hospitalization and the impact of notification after discharge through two methods. This prospective study was carried out in th...