Nosocomial infection rates in an Italian intensive care unit using the national nosocomial infection surveillance system

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 132-133

  Pallavicini, F ^a   Pennisi, M A ^a   Izzi, I ^a   Ammassari, A ^a   Mazzini, P ^a   Caricato, A ^a   Chiusolo, F ^a   Ardito, F ^a   Leone, F ^a   Proietti, R ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DEVICE; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LETTER; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0035087662     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503396     Document Type: Letter

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