Hospital-acquired infections in Norwegian long-term-care institutions. A three-year survey of hospital-acquired infections and antibiotic treatment in nursing/residential homes, including 4500 residents in Oslo

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 288-296

  Andersen, Bjørg Marit ^a   Rasch, Mette ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hospital acquired infections; Long term care facilities; Nursing homes; Point prevalence studies

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BATH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MENTAL PATIENT; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034520251     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0840     Document Type: Article

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