The Microbiolgy laboratory in nosocomial infection surveillance and control;El laboratorio de Microbiología en la vigilancia y el control de las infecciones nosocomiales

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-51

  López Cerero, Lorena ^a   Fernández Cuenca, Felipe ^a   Pascual, Alvaro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Laboratory; Microbiology; Nosocomial infection; Surveillance and control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84872312715     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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