Healthcare-associated infection in Shiraz, Iran 2004-2005

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-287

  Lahsaeizadeh, S ^a   Jafari, H ^a   Askarian, M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infection; Iran; Nosocomial infection; Point prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BURN UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GREECE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRAN; ITALY; LATVIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNITY WARD; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEPSIS; SLOVENIA; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 46049083196     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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