title: Preventing surgical site infection: preoperative bathing, why is it so important?
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, New York, NY. pmccann@chpnet.org.
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: McCann
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001494:Baths; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*