Impact of nosocomial infection on length of stay and functionnal improvement among patients admitted to an acute rehabilitation unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-87

  Mylotte, Joseph M ^a   Graham, Robin ^a   Kahler, Lucinda ^a   Young, B Lauren ^a   Goodnough, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; REHABILITATION CENTER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0035132344     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501868     Document Type: Article

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