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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2005 · 61 citations · 24 references
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CDC definitions for nosocomial infections, 1988
Julia S. Garner, William R. Jarvis, T.Grace Emori et al. · American Journal of Infection Control · 1988 · 5.8K citations
Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +14
Superficial and deep sternal wound complications: incidence, risk factors and mortality
Lisa Ridderstolpe, Hans Gill, Hans Granfeldt et al. · European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery · 2001 · 497 citations · Full text
Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +13
Mediastinitis After Cardiovascular Operations: A Case-Control Study of Risk Factors
Catarina Bitkover, Bengt Gårdlund · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 1998 · 185 citations · Full text
Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +15
Nosocomial infections after cardiac surgery in infants and children: incidence and risk factors
Itzhak Levy, Baruch Ovadia, Eldad Erez et al. · Journal of Hospital Infection · 2003 · 161 citations
Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics +16
Risk factors for sternal wound and other infections in pediatric cardiac surgery patients
Parinda A. Mehta, Coleen K. Cunningham, Carol B. Colella et al. · The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2000 · 144 citations
Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery +8