Prevalence of long-term care acquired infections in nursing and residential homes in the Emilia-Romagna region

Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 250-255

  Moro, M L ^a   Mongardi, M ^a   Marchi, M ^a   Taroni, F ^a,b  

^a Agenzia Sanitaria Regionale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; ITALY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34547653874     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-007-6200-2     Document Type: Article

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