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Surgical site infection (SSI) rates in the United States, 1992–1998: The National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System basic SSI risk index
Gaynes RP, Culver DH, Horan TC, Edwards JR, Richards C, Tolson JS. Surgical site infection (SSI) rates in the United States, 1992–1998: The National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System basic SSI risk index. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2001;33(suppl 2):S69–77.

Recommended article from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Collaborative on Surgical Infection Prevention, which concluded in April 2003.



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