Epidemiologic characteristics of orthopedic surgical site infections and under-reporting estimation of registries using capture-recapture analysis

Epidemiologic characteristics of orthopedic surgical site infections and under-reporting estimation of registries using capture-recapture analysis

Abstract Background Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) are among the leading causes of the postoperative complications. This study aimed at investigating the epidemiologic characteristics of orthopedic SSIs and estimating the under-reporting of registries using the capture-recapture method. Methods Thi...

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Main Authors: Niloufar Taherpour, Yadollah Mehrabi, Arash Seifi, Babak Eshrati, Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Surgical site infection
Orthopedic surgery
Surveillance system
Capture-recapture
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05687-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05687-z

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