Exposure to extrinsic risk factors in prevalence surveys of hospital-acquired infections: A methodological approach

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 366-371

  Rossello Urgell J ^a   Vaque Rafart J ^a   Villate Navarro, J I ^a   Sanchez Paya J ^a   Martinez Gomez X ^a   Arribas Llorente, J L ^a   Saenz Dominguez J R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Data collection; Nosocomial infection; Risk factors; Selection bias; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CATHETERIZATION; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION; TRACHEOSTOMY;

CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 32044461080     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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