Outbreak investigation in a neonatal intensive care unit

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 367-378

  Haas, Janet P ^a,b,c,d   Trezza, Laurie Anne ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c Accreditation Plus   (United States)

^d Milstein Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0036803936     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/sper.2002.36270     Document Type: Article

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