How many nosocomial infections are associated with cross-transmission? A prospective cohort study in a surgical intensive care unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 127-132

  Weist, Klaus ^a   Pollege, Kathrin ^b   Schulz, Ines ^b   Rüden, Henning ^a   Gastmeier, Petra ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Ernst von Bergmann Hospital   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GERMANY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036128587     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502021     Document Type: Article

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