title: Bacterial colonization on scar tissue is an independent risk factor for surgical-site infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryShanghai Ninth People's HospitalShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiaolu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Yimin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Wenhui
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qingfeng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000382:microbiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*