Nosocomial infection in an intensive care unit: Multivariate analysis of risk factors;Infección nosocomial en una unidad de cuidados intensivos: Análisis multivariante de los factores de riesgo

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 405-409

  Garrido Cantarero, Gregorio ^a,b   Madero Jarabo, Rosario ^a   Herruzo Cabrera, Rafael ^a   García Caballero, Juan ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031583261     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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