Interobserver variability in ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-239

  Klompas, Michael ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

health care associated infections; infection surveillance; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949918548     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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