A prospective incidence study of nosocomial infections in a neonatal care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 505-507

  Urrea, Mireya ^a   Iriondo, Martin ^a   Thio, Marta ^a   Krauel, Xavier ^a   Serra, Marisa ^a   LaTorre, Cristina ^b   Jiménez, Rafael ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0346121848     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(03)00077-4     Document Type: Article

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