Prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections in Argentina; comparison with England, Wales, Northern Ireland and South Africa

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-223

  Durlach, R ^a,b   McIlvenny, G ^c   Newcombe, R G ^d   Reid, G ^c   Doherty, L ^e   Freuler, C ^a   Rodriguez V ^a   Duse, A G ^f   Smyth, E T M ^c  

^a HOSPITAL ALEMÁN   (Argentina)

^b Instituto Técnico de Acreditación de Establecimientos de Salud ITAES   (Argentina)

^c ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Social Services and Public Safety ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infections; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Nosocomial infection; Prevalence; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGENTINA; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857141245     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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