European nosocomial infection survey: Analysis of Irish data

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 96-98

  Marsh, B ^a,b   Hone, R ^a   White, M ^a   Phelan, D ^a   Fabry, J ^a  

^a Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland   (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

^b Mater Hospital

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRELAND; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030137675     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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