Three-year prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in Dutch nursing homes

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-62

  Eikelenboom Boskamp, A ^a,b   Cox Claessens, J H M ^c   Boom Poels, P G M ^d   Drabbe, M I J ^e   Koopmans, R T C M ^a   Voss, A ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ZZG Zorggroep   (Netherlands)

^d Nursing home Madeleine   (Netherlands)

^e Nursing home Waelwick ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infection; Nursing home; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CONJUNCTIVITIS; ELDERLY CARE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79954583930     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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