Prevalence of nosocomial infections in 27 hospitals in the mediterranean region;Prévalence des infections nosocomiales dans 27 hôpitaux de la région méditerranéenne

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1070-1078

  Amazian, K ^a,b   Rossello, J ^c   Castella, A ^d   Sekkat, S ^e   Terzaki, S ^f   Dhidah, L ^g   Abdelmoumene T ^h   Fabry, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b HASSAN II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e HASSAN II UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^f Nosocomial Infection Control Centre GOTHI   (Egypt)

^g SAHLOUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^h INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGERIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EGYPT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOROCCO; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TUNISIA; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 78049348035     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.10.1070     Document Type: Article

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