Applying the concept of healthcare-associated infections to hematology programs

Haematologica

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1414-1417

  Chehata, Sami ^a   Grira, Chiraz ^a   Legran, Patrick ^a   Pautas, Cécile ^a   Maur, Sébastien ^a   Kuentz, Mathieu ^a   Carlet, Jean ^b   Cordonnier, Catherine ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Infections in hematology patients; Neutropenia; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; PATIENT CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33750005989     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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