Active Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections in Urologic Patients

European Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 247-254

  Agodi, Antonella ^a,b   Barchitta, Martina ^a   Anzaldi, Agata ^a   Marchese, Francesco ^c   Bonaccorsi, Astrid ^c   Motta, Mario ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b sperimentazione e analisi di politiche pubbliche e servizi alle persone   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial prophylaxis; Nosocomial infections; SSI; Surveillance; Urology; UTI

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33751411093     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.05.027     Document Type: Article

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