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Surgical Site Infections After Laparoscopic and Open Cholecystectomies in Community Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Luke F. Chen ,
Deverick J. Anderson ,
Matthew G. Hartwig ,
Keith S. Kaye  and
Daniel J. Sexton
Luke F. Chen*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Deverick J. Anderson
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Matthew G. Hartwig
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Keith S. Kaye
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Daniel J. Sexton
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
*
2100 Erwin Road, Durham, NC, 27710 (luke.chen@duke.edu)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , January 2008 , pp. 92 - 94
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008

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