Periodic surveillance of nosocomial infections in a neurosurgery intensive care unit

Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 115-121

  Zolldann, D ^a   Thiex, R ^a   Hafner H ^a   Waitschies, B ^a   Lutticken R ^a   Lemmen, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NURSE; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPONSIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 21144433844     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-005-3070-3     Document Type: Article

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