Hospital-acquired infections in French maternity units: Trends noted in 2-year surveillance (1997-1998) [4]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 334-335

  Vanhems, P ^a,b   Dumas, A M ^a   Berland, M ^a   Brochery, P C ^c   Croidieu, C ^d   Gillet, J Y ^e   Bongain, A ^e   Masson, A ^f   Minguet, C ^g   Pons, J C ^h   You, J E ⁱ   Fabry, J ^a,b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Department of Obstetrics   (France)

^d Givors Hospital   (France)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^f Clinique de l'Union   (France)

^g Emergency Department   (France)

^h GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ Annonay Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MATERNITY WARD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0033844921     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0779     Document Type: Editorial

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