Bacterial colonization on scar tissue is an independent risk factor for surgical-site infection

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Jun;131(6):943e-944e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31828bd266.

Authors

Xiaolu Huang¹, Yun Xie, Yimin Liang, Wenhui Liu, Qingfeng Li

Affiliation

¹ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryShanghai Ninth People's HospitalShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai, People's Republic of China.

PMID: 23714840
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31828bd266

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Bacteriological Techniques
Cicatrix / microbiology*
Cohort Studies
Humans
Plastic Surgery Procedures*
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology*