Surveillance quality in reporting nosocomial bloodstream infection rates

JAMA

Volumn 305, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 779-780

  Cohen, Matan J ^a   Benenson, Shmuel ^b  

^a Center for Clinical Quality and Safety   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79951975898     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.157     Document Type: Letter

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