How many nosocomial infections are avoidable?;Wie viele Nosokomiale Infektionen sind Vermeidbar?

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 91-93

  Gastmeier, P ^a   Brunkhorst, F ^b   Schrappe, M ^c   Kern, W ^d   Geffers, C ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c Aktionsbündnis Patientensicherheit ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avoidable; Death; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 75649087791     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: 14394413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1244823     Document Type: Note

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