Healthcare associated infections

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7727, 2009, Pages 932-

  Voss, Andreas ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; EDITORIAL; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CROSS INFECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 70350333618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b3721     Document Type: Editorial

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