Hospital-acquired infections among chronic hemodialysis patients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1083-1088

  D’Agata, Erika M C ^a   Mount, David B ^a   Thayer, Valerie ^a   Schaffner, William ^a  

^a University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Hemodialysis (HD); Hospitals; Infection; Risk factors; Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOCCUS; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0034130670     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(00)70044-8     Document Type: Article

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