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Empiric evidence for a genetic contribution to predisposition to surgical site infection.
Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society - 1 Jan 2000
Lee James P, Hopf Harriet W, Cannon-Albright Lisa A
Abstract excerpt
The genetics of microbial pathogens have been extensively studied, but there has been little work on human genetic susceptibility to surgical site infection (SSI). We analyzed a large genealogical population database to study the familial contribution to SSI. We analyzed 651 individuals with International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision codes indicating the presence of SSI. Matched hospital controls...
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