title: Detecting surgical wound infections.
abstract: A review of the literature on detecting wound infection revealed the need for an established definition and a consensus on the way of detecting infection. A unified approach would enable a clearer picture of wound infection in the UK to emerge.
authors.affiliation: Altnagelvin Hospitals Health and Social Services Trust, Londonderry.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Witherow
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy