Validation of surveillance in the intensive care unit component of the German nosocomial infections surveillance system

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 496-499

  Zuschneid, I ^a,d   Geffers, C ^a   Sohr, D ^a   Kohlhase, C ^a   Schumacher, M ^b   Ruden H ^a   Gastmeier, P ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD;

BACTEREMIA; BRONCHITIS; CROSS INFECTION; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34247478083     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/512631     Document Type: Article

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