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Postcesarean wound infection: prevalence, impact, prevention, and management challenges

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Pages 81-88 | Published online: 17 Feb 2017

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Huaping Huang, Guirong Li, Haiyan Wang & Mei He. (2018) Optimal skin antiseptic agents for prevention of surgical site infection in cesarean section: a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 31:24, pages 3267-3274.
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