Four country healthcare-associated infection prevalence survey: pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infections

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-270

  Humphreys, H ^a,b   Newcombe, R G ^c   Enstone, J ^d   Smyth, E T M ^e   McIlvenny, G ^e   Davies, E ^f   Spencer, R ^g  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e Northern Ireland Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance Centre   (United Kingdom)

^f PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^g Hospital Infection Society   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Healthcare associated infection; Lower respiratory tract infection; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; IRELAND; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEX FACTORS; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77549088605     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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