title: The problem of infection has been inextricably linked with surgical therapy. Preface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110-1093, USA. mazuskij@wustl.edu
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mazuski
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*