title: Post-operative wound infections in Belize.
abstract: The incidence of post-operative wound infections in Belize in 1986 and 1987 was studied. Both military practice in the military hospital and civilian practice in the rural hospitals of the local towns were included. Despite previous misgivings and sub-optimal conditions in the rural hospitals an acceptably low incidence was found in both areas of work.
authors.affiliation: Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot, Hants.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Crate
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Corner
mesh_terms: D001531:Belize / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009873:Operating Rooms; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*