Surgical site infections in hospitals and outpatient settings. Results of the German nosocomial infection surveillance system (KISS);Postoperative Wund-infektionen nach stationären und ambulanten Operationen: Ergebnisse aus dem Krankenhaus-Infektions-Surveillance-System (KISS)

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 339-344

  Gastmeier, P ^a   Brandt, C ^b   Sohr, D ^b   Babikir, R ^c   Mlageni, D ^c   Daschner, F ^c   Ruden H ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nosocomial infections; Surgical site infections; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; STANDARD; SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 16544364114     PISSN: 14369990     EISSN: 14371588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-004-0805-8     Document Type: Article

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