International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium report, data summary for 2002-2007, issued January 2008

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 627-637

  Rosenthal, Victor D ^a   Maki, Dennis G ^b   Mehta, Ajita ^c   Álvarez Moreno, Carlos ^d   Leblebicioglu, Hakan ^e   Higuera, Francisco ^f   Cuellar, Luis E ^g   Madani, Naoufel ^h   Mitrev, Zan ⁱ   Dueñas, Lourdes ^j   Navoa Ng, Josephine Anne ^k   Garcell, Humberto Guanche ^l   Raka, Lul ^m   Hidalgo, Rosalía Fernández ⁿ   Medeiros, Eduardo A ^o   Kanj, Souha S ^p   Abubakar, Salisu ^q   Nercelles, Patricio ^r   Pratesi, Ricardo Diez ^s  

^a Bernal Medical Center   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^e ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^f HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^g INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES NEOPLÁSICAS   (Peru)

^h IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

ⁱ Filip II Special Cardiosurgery Hospital   (Macedonia)

^j Benjamin Bloom National Children's Hospital   (El Salvador)

^k ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (Philippines)

^l Joaquin Albarran Dominguez Surgical Training Hospital   (Cuba)

^m UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA   (Serbia)

ⁿ Hospital Clinica Biblica   (Costa Rica)

^o FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^p AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^q AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^r UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^s Paysandú Medical Corporation COMEPA   (Uruguay)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; METICILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; ENTEROBACTER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEPSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 55049094675     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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