Costs due to urinary tract infections in Germany: An estimation based on the data from the German National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System;Kosten durch harnweginfektionen in Deutschland: Eine hochrechung der daten des Krankenhaus-Infektions-Surveillance-Systems

Urologe - Ausgabe A

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-58

  Vonberg, R P ^a,b   Behnke, M ^b   Ruden H ^b   Gastmeier, P ^a,b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Costs; Infection control measures; Nosocomial; Surveillance; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; PUBLICATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 38749138202     PISSN: 03402592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00120-007-1597-x     Document Type: Article

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