Sternal surgical site infection in Egypt following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: incidence and risk factors

J Hosp Infect. 2018 Dec;100(4):456-458. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.07.001. Epub 2018 Jul 6.

Authors

E Abdou¹, M Westercamp², S Girgis³, M Sabry⁴, O Sayyouh⁵, M Talaat⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: dr.engyabdou@yahoo.com.
² US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
⁴ Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt.
⁵ Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cairo, Egypt.

PMID: 29981777
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.07.001

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
Egypt / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sternum / pathology*
Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology*
Surgical Wound Infection / pathology*
Young Adult