Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 220-225

  Nicolle, L E ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIURIA; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORBIDITY; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIURIA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MORBIDITY; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0027586047     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30149732     Document Type: Article

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