Surveillance Programme for Healthcare Associated Infections in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Implementation and the first three years' results

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 311-315

  Padoveze, M C ^a,b   Assis, D B ^a   Freire, M P ^a   Madalosso, G ^a   Ferreira, S A ^a   Valente, M G ^a   Fortaleza, C M C B ^a,c  

^a State Health Department   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catheter related infection; Epidemiological surveillance; Government programmes; Hospital infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BRAZIL; DEVICE INFECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; SCABIES; SURGICAL INFECTION; WARD;

EID: 78349310109     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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