Prevalence of nosocomial infections in Italy: Result from the Lombardy survey in 2000

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-148

  Lizioli, Alessandro ^a   Privitera, G ^b   Alliata, E ^c   Antonietta Banfi, E M ^a   Boselli, L ^c   Panceri, M L ^d   Perna, M C ^a   Porretta, A D ^b   Santini, M G ^c   Carreri, V ^a  

^a Regione Lombardia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Azienda Sanitaria Locale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hospital acquired infection; MRSA; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURGICAL PATIENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0042020071     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00078-1     Document Type: Article

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