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Infection Control

Research in the area of infection control reported from College of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 15th, 2010

New investigation results, 'Should national standards for reporting surgical site infections distinguish between primary and revision orthopedic surgeries,' are detailed in a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. "To compare the surgical site infection (SSI) rate after primary total hip arthroplasty with the SSI rate after revision total hip arthroplasty. Retrospective cohort study," scientists writing in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology report.

"Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, a referral orthopedic center. All patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty or revision total hip arthroplasty during...

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