Wide range of point prevalences of healthcare-associated infections in Western Greece

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1734-1739

  Alexopoulos, E C ^a   Batzi, E ^a   Messolora, F ^a   Jelastopulu, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; healthcare associated infections; prevalence; risk factors; surveillance

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREECE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREECE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80053562941     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810002670     Document Type: Article

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