Healthcare-associated infection and hospital readmission

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 539-544

  Emerson, Carley B ^a   Eyzaguirre, Lindsay M ^a   Albrecht, Jennifer S ^a   Comer, Angela C ^a   Harris, Anthony D ^a   Furuno, Jon P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860654179     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/665725     Document Type: Article

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