Clinical Leadership & Infection Control

Study: Surgical Site Infection Risk May Be Linked to Patients’ Genes

The risk of acquiring a surgical site infection may be linked to patients’ genes, according to a study in Wound Repair and Regeneration.

By: Staff

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

Researchers used a genealogical population database to analyze 651 individuals with codes indicating the presence of SSI and hospital controls matched for birth year, sex and birthplace.

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