Recent changes in the NHSN Definition for UTI: For better AND worse

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-82

  Anderson, Deverick J ^a   Freeman, Joshua ^a   Sexton, Daniel J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOMATIC BACTEREMIC UTI; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIURIA; CARRIER STATE; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 74549179049     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.07.004     Document Type: Letter

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