Nosocomial infections in neurosurgery intensive care units

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 741-747

  Çelik, Sevim Akgül ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infection; Infection control; Nosocomial infection; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION; BACTEREMIA; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDLINE; MENINGITIS; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; NURSE; NURSING; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; SHUNT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MENINGITIS; NEUROSURGERY; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PREVALENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TURKEY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 4544357805     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.00940.x     Document Type: Review

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