Hospital infection control in Europe: Evaluation of present practice and future goals

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-266

  Daschner, F D ^a   Cauda, R ^b   Grundmann, H ^c   Voss, A ^d   Widmer, A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Univ Catollica Sacro Cuorer   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Control; Infection; Nosocomial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 1642350438     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1198-743X.2004.00819.x     Document Type: Article

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