Point prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infection in 13 hospitals in Hubei Province, China, 2007-2008

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 150-155

  Xie, Duo shuang ^a,b   Xiong, Wei ^a   Xiang, Li li ^b   Fu, Xiang yun ^b   Yu, Yuan hua ^b   Liu, Li ^a   Huang, Shu qiong ^a   Wang, Xiao hui ^a   Gan, Xiu min ^a   Xu, Min ^a   Wang, Hong bo ^a   Xiang, Hao ^c   Xu, Yi hua ^a   Nie, Shao fa ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Healthcare associated infections; Point prevalence survey

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956176602     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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