Using mandatory data collection on multiresistant bacteria for internal surveillance in a hospital

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 483-485

  Sagel, Ulrich ^a,c   Mikolajczyk, R T ^b   Kramer A ^b  

^a Center of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Krankenanstalten Gilead gGmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Multiresistant pathogens; Nosocomial infection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 11144260898     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633903     Document Type: Conference Paper

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