Applying the centers for disease control and prevention and National Nosocomial Surveillance system methods in Brazilian hospitals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 303-311

  Starling, C E F ^a,b,d   Couto, B R G M ^a,c   Pinheiro, S M C ^a  

^a Hospital São Francisco   (Brazil)

^b Fundação Cardiovascular   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030741408     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(97)90022-5     Document Type: Article

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