Standardising surveillance of nosocomial infections: The HISS program

Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-11

  McLaws, Mary Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospital acquired; Infection; Intravascular; Nosocomial; Standardised; Surgica l site; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CESAREAN SECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ROTAVIRUS; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0034064039     PISSN: 13205455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1762.2000.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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