Mortality attributable to hospital-acquired infections among surgical patients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1167-1170

  Geffers, Christine ^a   Sohr, Dorit ^a   Gastmeier, Petra ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749155914     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592410     Document Type: Article

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