A prospective study of nosocomial urinary tract infection in hip fracture patients

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 2531-2539

  Hälleberg Nyman, Maria ^a   Johansson, Jan Erik ^a   Persson, Katarina ^b   Gustafsson, Margareta ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Nosocomial urinary tract infection; Nurses; Nursing; Risk factors; Urinary catheterisation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 80051575875     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03769.x     Document Type: Article

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