Reliability and validity of using telephone calls for post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infection following caesarean section at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common post-operative complication causing significant morbidity and mortality. Many SSI occur after discharge from hospital. Post-discharge SSI surveillance in low and middle income countries needs to be improved. METHODOLOGY: We conducted an observati...

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Autores principales: Nguhuni, Boniface, De Nardo, Pasquale, Gentilotti, Elisa, Chaula, Zainab, Damian, Caroline, Mencarini, Paola, Nicastri, Emanuele, Fulment, Arnold, Piscini, Alessandro, Vairo, Francesco, Aiken, Alexander M., Ippolito, Giuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5422869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28503302
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0205-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5422869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28503302
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0205-0

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