Surgical site infections in an abdominal surgical ward at Kosovo Teaching Hospital

• Main Author: Lul Raka,1,3 Avdyl Krasniqi,2,3 Faton Hoxha,2,3 Ruustem Musa,2 Gjyle Mulliqi,1,3 Selvete Krasniqi,1,3 Arsim Kurti,1,3 Antigona Dervishaj,1,3 Beqir Nuhiu,2 Baton Kelmendi,2 Dalip Limani,2,3 Ilir Tolaj.3 (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Abdominal surgical site infections (SSI) cause substantial morbidity and mortality for patients undergoing operative procedures. We determined the incidence of and risk factors for SSI after abdominal surgery in the Department of Abdominal Surgery at the University Clinical Centre of Kos...