Frequency of nosocomial infections and their share of preventable - An estimate for Germany;Häufigkeit und Vermeidbarkeit nosokomialer Infektionen - Eine Hochrechnung für Deutschland

Krankenhaushygiene und Infektionsverhutung

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 140-143

  Geffers, Christine ^a   Gastmeier, Petra ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System KISS; Intensive care unit; Nosocomial infections; Pneumonia; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 78049463056     PISSN: 07203373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.khinf.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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