Nosocomial infections in the intensive care units at a University Hospital in a developing Country: Comparison with national nosocomial infections surveillance intensive care unit rates

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 547-552

  Khuri Bulos, Najwa A ^a   Shennak, Mustafa ^b   Agabi, Shukri ^b   Saleh, Shawqi ^b   Al Rawashdeh, Saber ^b   Al Ghanem, Subhi ^b   Al Adham, Manal ^b   Faori, Ibrahim ^b   Abu Khader, Ilham ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSERY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032803665     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(99)70035-0     Document Type: Article

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