Emergence of coryneform bacteria as pathogens in nosocomial surgical site infections in a tertiary care hospital of North India

• Main Authors: Meher Rizvi (Author), Mehnaz Waris Rizvi (Author), Shaheen (Author), Asfia Sultan (Author), Fatima Khan (Author), Indu Shukla (Author), Abida Malik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Purpose: A prospective study was conducted to assess the role of coryneform bacteria in surgical site infections among obstetric and gynecological patients undergoing surgery. Materials and methods: The surgery was graded according to the degree of contamination, and surgical site infection...