Updated recommendations for control of surgical site infections.

Ann Surg

Department of General Surgery, K. B. Bhabha Municipal General Hospital, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jagjivanram Hospital, Mumbai Central, Maharashtra, India Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Published: March 2015

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