Postoperative pneumonia and urinary-tract infection: epidemiology and prevention

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. A, 1988, Pages 265-272

  Garibaldi, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTISEPSIS; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMAN; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0023878052     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0195-6701(88)90197-1     Document Type: Article

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