The burden of healthcare-associated infections in European long-term care facilities

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Moro, Maria Luisa ^a   Jans, B ^b   Cookson, B ^c   Fabry, J ^d  

^a Agenzia Sanitaria e Sociale Regionale Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; EUROPE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78449241287     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/655989     Document Type: Conference Paper

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