Nosocomial infections in Germany - Surveillance and prevention. Urinary tract infections in German hospitals and the significance of the urinary catheter;Nosokomiale Infektionen in Deutschland - Erfassung und Pravention. Harnweginfektionen in deutschen Krankenhausern und die Bedeutung der Harnwegkatheter

Urologe - Ausgabe B

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 360-365

  Gastmeier, P ^a   Weist, K ^a   Schlingmann, J ^b   Schumacher, M ^b   Daschner, F ^b   Ruden H ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

nosocomial infections; prevalence; urinary catheters; urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CATHETER;

EID: 0030874221     PISSN: 00421111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001310050095     Document Type: Article

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