Surveillance of hospital-acquired infections in Australia - One Nation, Many States

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 174-181

  Richards, Michael J ^a   Russo, Phillip L ^a  

^a VICNISS Coordinating Centre for Surveillance   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Hospital acquired infection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUSTRALIA; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA BASE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG CHOICE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PROCESS MONITORING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 34249294825     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(07)60039-5     Document Type: Article

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