Continuous, 10-Year Wound Infection Surveillance

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1985 • 2,047 citations

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1980 • 1,433 citations

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

1989 • 981 citations

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1985 • 730 citations

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1964 • 557 citations

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1976 • 462 citations

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1981 • 345 citations

The Influence of Hair-Removal Methods on Wound Infections

1983 • 343 citations

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1979 • 278 citations

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1984 • 258 citations

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1977 • 246 citations

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1983 • 228 citations

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1976 • 210 citations

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1971 • 185 citations

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1980 • 185 citations

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1987 • 152 citations

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1980 • 114 citations

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A system for filing hospital infection control literature.

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1979 • 50 citations

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1983 • 46 citations

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1986 • 46 citations

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