title: Surveillance of wound infections.
abstract: Demands are increasing for accurate rates of wound infection in surgical units. However, definitions vary widely and resources are limited. Wound scoring methods improve objectivity and have the power to show changes with time, but they can be laborious. Without community surveillance, inpatient rates can also be misleading.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, University College Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D010045:Outpatients; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology