Hospital-acquired bacteraemia and fungaemia: A regional study with national implications;Hospitalserhvervet bakteriæmi og fungæmi

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 169, Issue 48, 2007, Pages 4175-4179

  Schønheyder, Henrik C ^a   Søgaard, Mette ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DENMARK; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DENMARK; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 38349133345     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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