Prevalence of infections in long-term care facilities: How to read it?

Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 493-500

  Marchi, M ^a   Grilli, E ^a   Mongardi, M ^a   Bedosti, C ^b   Nobilio, L ^c   Moro, M L ^a  

^a Area Rischio Infettivo   (Italy)

^b Azienda Usl di Imola   (Italy)

^c Agenzia Sanitaria e Sociale Regione Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Long term care facilities; Repeated prevalence; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMA; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM CARE FACILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN INFECTION; SPRING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WINTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; ITALY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84867743831     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-012-0266-1     Document Type: Article

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