Hospital-acquired infections among surgical patients in a Brazilian hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 277-285

  Wagner, M B ^a,b   Da Silva, N B ^c   Vinciprova, A R ^c   Becker, A B ^c   Burtet, L M ^c   Hall, A J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Hospital acquired infection rates; Incidence of hospital acquired infection; Surgical patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEPTICEMIA; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030989194     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(97)90221-8     Document Type: Article

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