Nosocomial and community acquired infections in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 300-303

  Newman, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Developing country; Nosocomial infection; Prevalence; Survey

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BONE INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EAR INFECTION; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SOUTH AFRICA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GHANA; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 76349091389     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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