Effect of changes in surgical practice on the rate and detection of nosocomial infections: A prospective analysis

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Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 258-262

  Crabtree, Traves D ^a   Pelletier, Shawn J ^a   Raymond, Daniel P ^a   Antevil, Jared T ^a   Gleason, Thomas G ^a   Pruett, Timothy L ^a   Sawyer, Robert G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Center for disease control; Epidemiology; Infection surveillance; Peritonitis; Pneumonia; Surgical intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0036550196     PISSN: 10732322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024382-200204000-00003     Document Type: Article

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