Usefulness and accuracy of weekly point-prevalence surveys in active surveillance for healthcare-associated infections [1]

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 335-336

  Petitti, Tommasangelo ^a   Sadun, Beniamino ^a   Dicuonzo, Giordano ^a  

^a Camp Bio Medico University Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; PNEUMONIA; POINT PREVALENCE SURVEY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 17444411516     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503510     Document Type: Letter

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