title: [Prevention of infection: facts and myths].
abstract: Postoperative wound infection in orthopaedic surgery following implantation of foreign bodies is a possibly disastrous event since this complication can result in serious consequences for the affected patient. To recommend effective hygienic measures for the prevention of postoperative infectious complications the available literature was examined for scientific evidence.
authors.affiliation: Klinikhygiene Universitätsklinik, Freiburg.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kappstein
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Daschner
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
vernacular_title: Infektionsprophylaxe: Fakten und Mythen.