title: Surveillance of surgical site infection in orthopaedic surgery is useful in tackling hospital-acquired infections in England.
authors.affiliation: Programme Leader for SSI surveillance, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom. jennie.wilson@hpa.org.uk
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*