National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) Report, Data Summary from October 1986-April 1997, Issued May 1997

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 477-487

  Jarvis, W R ^a   Gaynes, R P ^a   Horan, T C ^a   Emori, T G ^a   Archibald, L K ^a   Fridkin, S K ^a   Richards, M J ^a   Stroud, L A ^a   Wright, G C ^a   Culver, D H ^a   Edwards, J R ^a   Henderson, T S ^a   Tolson, J S ^a   Peavy, G E ^a   Abshire, J P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DEVICE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSERY; PNEUMONIA; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0038852996     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(97)90071-7     Document Type: Note

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