The effect of frequency of chart review on the sensitivity of nosocomial infection surveillance in general surgery

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 208-212

  Delgado Rodríguez, Miguel ^a   Gómez Ortega, Antonio ^c   Sierra, Antonio ^e   Dierssen, Trinidad ^a,b   Llorca, Javier ^a   Sillero Arenas, María ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SIERRALLANA   (Spain)

^c Service of General Surgery   (Spain)

^d Provincial Office for Health   (Spain)

^e University of Canarias Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; STANDARD; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033093997     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501615     Document Type: Article

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