Results from the Scottish National HAI Prevalence Survey

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-68

  Reilly, J ^a   Stewart, S ^a   Allardice, G A ^b   Noone, A ^a   Robertson, C ^b   Walker, A ^b   Coubrough, S ^a  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infection; Nosocomial infection; Prevalence; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICINE; OBSTETRICS; ORTHOPEDICS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRY; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 42649099924     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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