Nosocomial infection and related risk factors in a general surgery service: A prospective study

Journal of Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-22

  Vazquez Aragon, P ^a,b   Lizan Garcia, M ^a   Cascales Sanchez, P ^a   Villar Canovas, M T ^a   Garcia Olmo, D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CATHETER;

EID: 0142091881     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1073     Document Type: Article

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