Nosocomial bloodstream infection surveillance in trauma centers: The lack of uniform standards [2]

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 370-371

  El Masri, Maher M ^a   McLeskey, Sandra W ^b   Korniewicz, Denise M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

BACTEREMIA; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 5344247950     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.06.001     Document Type: Letter

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