Device-Associated Nosocomial Infection Rates in Intensive Care Units of Argentina

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-255

  Rosenthal, Victor Daniel ^a,c   Guzmán, Sandra ^a   Crnich, Christopher ^b  

^a Hospital Epidemiology   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR;

ARGENTINA; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 1542720298     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502386     Document Type: Article

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