Reducing neonatal nosocomial bloodstream infections through participation in a national surveillance system

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-325

  Schwab, F ^a   Geffers, C ^a   Barwolff S ^a   Ruden H ^a   Gastmeier, P ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

NICU patients; Nosocomial infections; Surveillance; Very low birthweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEPTICEMIA; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 33947575992     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.12.020     Document Type: Article

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