Surveillance of nosocomial infections in a long-term care facility : IIncidence and risk factors;Surveillance nosokomialer Infektionen in einem Altenpflegeheim : Inzidenz und Risikofaktoren

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 732-744

  Heudorf, U ^a   Schulte, D ^a  

^a Abteilung Medizinische Dienste und Hygiene   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infection surveillance; Infections; Long term care facility; Nosocomial infections; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GERMANY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 68949097655     PISSN: 14369990     EISSN: 14371588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-009-0869-6     Document Type: Article

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