Incidence and prevalence of hospital-acquired infections in a cohort of patients admitted to medical departments

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Petersen, Martin Haubro ^a   Holm, Morten Olskjær ^a   Pedersen, Svend Stenvang ^a   Lassen, Annmarie Touborg ^a   Pedersen, Court ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 78649597218     PISSN: 16039629     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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