Efficacy of surveillance in nosocomial infection control in a surgical service

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 289-294

  Delgado Rodríguez, Miguel ^a   Gómez Ortega, Antonio ^b   Sillero Arenas, María ^c   Martínez Gallego, Gabriel ^b   Medina Cuadros, Marcelino ^b   Llorca, Javier ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b Hosp Univ Ciudad de Jaén   (Spain)

^c Public Health Department   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL WOUND; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034788636     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2001.114625     Document Type: Article

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