Prevalence of Nosocomial Infections after Surgery in Greek Hospitals: Results of Two Nationwide Surveys

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 319-324

  Gikas, Achilleas ^a   Roumbelaki, Maria ^a   Pediaditis, John ^b   Nikolaidis, Pavlos ^c   Levidiotou, Stamatina ^f   Kartali, Sofia ^d   Kioumis, John ^g   Maltezos, Efstratios ^d   Metalidis, Symeon ^c   Anevlavis, Eleftherios ^e   Haliotis, George ^h   Kolibiris, Hariton ^e   Tselentis, Yiannis ^a   Starakis, G ⁱ   Maragos, M ⁱ   Nikiforou, V ⁱ   Barba, V ^f   Kolaras, P ^j   Koumentaki, E ^j   Kokkinou, I ^j   Nikolopoulou, C ^j   Chrysos, G ^k   Vasilogiannaki, S ^b   Manousaki, E ^b   Kastanakis, S ^l   Archontidou, E ^m   Glaros, D ^m   Peichaberis, P ^m   Liouris, I ^e   Karagianni, V ⁿ   Drandakis, P ⁿ   Tsourdalaki, A ⁿ   Mountraki, M ^o   Christofaki, D ^o   Drandaki, A ^p   Apidianakis, N ^q   Stamataki, D ^q   Kaliambetsos, G ^r   Gozadinos, T ^h   more..

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b Venizelion General Hospital   (Greece)

^c 'AXEPA' Gen Hosp of Thessalonica   (Greece)

^d DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^e AGIA OLGA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^g Papanikolaou University Hospital   (Greece)

^h General Hospital Of Halkis   (Greece)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^j Aristotle University of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

^k 'Tzanio' General Hospital of Piraeus   (Greece)

^l General Hospital of Chania   (Greece)

^m Univ Hospital of Alaxandroupolis

ⁿ General Hospital of Rethymnon   (Greece)

^o General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos   (Greece)

^p General Hospital of Sitia   (Greece)

^q General Hospital of Ierapetra   (Greece)

^r General Hospital of Hios

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 11144354568     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502399     Document Type: Review

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