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Abstract
Invasion of a wound by pathogenic microorganisms.
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- Infection, Wound
- Infections, Wound
- Wound Infections
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36 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate with specific infection term
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Wound Infection. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014946. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014946
- Wound Infection. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2112335