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Comparison of Costs of Surgical Site Infection and Endometritis after Cesarean Delivery Using Claims and Medical Record Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Margaret A. Olsen ,
Anne M. Butler ,
Denise M. Willers ,
Gilad A. Gross  and
Victoria J. Fraser
Margaret A. Olsen*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Anne M. Butler
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Denise M. Willers
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Gilad A. Gross
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Victoria J. Fraser
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, Box 8051, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 (molsen@dom.wustl.edu)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 8 , August 2010 , pp. 872 - 875
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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