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Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.

A. Mangram, T. Horan, M. Pearson, L. C. Silver, W. R. Jarvis

1999AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs), formerly called surgical wound infections, are presented, and a two-part guideline updates and replaces previous guidelines.

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MANGRAM, A., et al. Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) hospital infection control practices advisory committee. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 1999, 27 2: 97–132;quiz133–4;discussion96.