Are systematic drain tip or drainage fluid cultures predictive of surgical site infections ?

H. Macaigne*, V.G. Ruggieri, L.Vallet-Tadeusz, V. Vernet-Garnier, L.S. Aho-Glélé, O. Bajolet, A. Lefebvre
*Equipe opérationnelle d’hygiène, France

Journal of Hospital Infection (2019) 102, 245-255

 
 

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