Repeated point prevalence survey of nosocomial infections in a Greek University hospital

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 272-278

  Starakis, Ioannis ^a   Marangos, M ^a   Gikas, A ^a   Pediaditis, I ^a   Bassaris, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antibiotic policy; Nosocomial infection; Point prevalence survey; Respiratory tract infection; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GREECE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GREECE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0035986435     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2002.14.3.272     Document Type: Article

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