The control of hospital infection in Portugal

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 85-88

  Melo Cristino, J ^a,b   Marques Lito, L ^b   Pina, E ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KLEBSIELLA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PORTUGAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SAFETY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; WASTE DISPOSAL; CROSS INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0036598788     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1218     Document Type: Article

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