Assessment of knowledge of guidelines for the prevention of infective endocarditis amongst clinicians in a teaching hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 311-317

  Solomon, M ^a   Raveh, D ^a   Schlesinger, Y ^a   Yinnon, A M ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Education; Guidelines; Infective endocarditis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0033848067     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0774     Document Type: Article

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