Nosocomial infections in Spain: Results of five nationwide serial prevalence surveys (EPINE project, 1990 to 1994)

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 293-297

  Vaqué, Josep ^a   Rosselló, José ^a   Trilla, Antoni ^k   Monge, Vicente ^b   García Caballero, Juan ^c   Arribas, José L ^d   Blasco, Pedro ^e   Sáenz Domínguez, José R ^f   Albero, Inma ^a   Calbo, Francisco ^g   Barrio, Josep ^j   Herruzo, Rafael ^c   Sáenz González, Carmen ^h   Arévalo, José M ⁱ  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^f Hospital Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

^j Hospital Sant Pu   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 0030141942     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141929     Document Type: Article

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