The national nosocomial surveillance network in Hungary: results of two years of surgical site infection surveillance

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-80

  Szilagyi E ^a   Borocz K ^a   Gastmeier, P ^b   Kurcz, A ^a   Horvath Puho E ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Hungary)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY CONTROL OF HEREDITARY DISEASES   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Hungary; Surgical site infection; Surveillance network

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MASTECTOMY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 57149131827     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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