Prevalence of hospital-acquired infection in a Moroccan university hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 412-416

  Jroundi, Imane ^a,b   Khoudri, Ibtissam ^b   Azzouzi, Abderrahim ^c   Zeggwagh, Amine Ali ^a,d   Benbrahim, Noureddine Fikri ^a,b   Hassouni, Fadil ^b   Oualine, Mohammed ^b   Abouqal, Redouane ^a,d  

^a Laboratory of Biostatistics Epidemiology and Clinical Research

^b Department of Public Health ^*

^c Surgical Intensive Care Unit

^d IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVICE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MOROCCO; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SEPSIS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CATHETER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 34447624493     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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