Healthcare-associated infections in European long-term care facilities: How big is the challenge?

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 35, 2012, Pages

  Suetens, C ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; FUNDING; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84866361042     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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