The prevention of hospital-acquired urinary tract infection

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-253

  Nicolle, Lindsay E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIURIA; BIOFILM; CATHETER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MORBIDITY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; URETHRAL CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 39449103989     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524663     Document Type: Note

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