Prevalence and risk factors for nosocomial lower respiratory tract infections in german hospitals

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 495-502

  Kampf, Günter ^a   Wischnewski, Nicoletta ^a   Schulgen, Gabi ^b   Schumacher, Martin ^b   Daschner, Franz ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community acquired; Germany; Lower respiratory tract infection; Nosocomial infection; Prevalence; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; GERMANY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY; VENTILATOR;

CROSS INFECTION; GERMANY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031861166     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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