Nosocomial infections and nosocomial pneumonia

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 172, Issue 6 A, 1996, Pages 33s-37s

  Hong, John ^a   Davis, John Mihran ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL FLORA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0030462839     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00348-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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