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Bibliographic Source(s)

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999 . Am J Infect Control. 1999 Apr;27(2):97-132. [497 references] PubMed
  • Mangram AJ, Horan TC, Pearson ML, Silver LC, Jarvis WR, Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1999 Apr;20(4):250-78; quiz 279-80. [497 references] PubMed

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Bibliographic Source(s)

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999 . Am J Infect Control. 1999 Apr;27(2):97-132. [497 references] PubMed
  • Mangram AJ, Horan TC, Pearson ML, Silver LC, Jarvis WR, Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1999 Apr;20(4):250-78; quiz 279-80. [497 references] PubMed

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