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Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (1999)

The “Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999” presents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s recommendations for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs), formerly called surgical wound infections. This two-part guideline updates and replaces previous guidelines. Recommended website from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Collaborative Project on Surgical Infection Prevention, which concluded in April 2003. [USA]

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