Nosocomial pneumonia: A cost-of-illness analysis

Infection

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 61-67

  Dietrich, E S ^a   Demmler, M ^b   Schulgen, G ^c   Fekec, K ^c   Mast, O ^d   Pelz, K ^c   Daschner, F D ^b  

^a Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost of illness analysis; Incremental cost of hospital acquired infections; Nosocomial pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036212758     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-002-1083-8     Document Type: Article

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