Surveillance of hospital-acquired infections in Liguria, Italy: results from a regional prevalence study in adult and paediatric acute-care hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-87

  Durando, P ^a   Icardi, G ^a   Ansaldi, F ^a   Crimi, P ^a   Sticchi, C ^a   Compagnino, F ^a   Fabbri, P ^b   Baldelli, I ^b   Bellina, D ^b   Sacco, R ^b   Assensi, M ^b   Cenderello, N ^b   Orengo, G ^b   Oreste, P ^c   Nannini, M ^c   Olivari, C ^d   Campora, O ^d   Vizio, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Regional Infection Control Group   (Italy)

^c Department of Health   (Italy)

^d Datasiel Information Systems   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hospital acquired infections; Prevalence survey; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOLOGY WARD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTICEMIA; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; ITALY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 57349196254     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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