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Lessons Learned in the Last Century and Future Directions

Irshad H. Chaudry, PhD

Arch Surg. 1999;134:922-929.

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Words fail to express my gratitude to the council and membership of the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) for bestowing the great honor on me as president of our society. I am deeply touched and I wish to express my sincere thanks to all of you for your kindness.

In 1997, of a global total of 52.2 million deaths, 17.3 million were caused by infectious and parasitic diseases.¹ This exceeds the number of deaths caused by circulatory diseases, cancer, and respiratory diseases, and thus infections remain a major problem in the world. It has also been reported that every day in 1997, about 365,000 babies were born, and about 140,000 people died, giving a natural increase of about 220,000 people a day.¹ The proportion of older people requiring support from adults of working age has increased from 10.5% in 1955 to 12.3% in 1995 and will further . . . [Full Text of this Article]

From the Center for Surgical Research, Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence.

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