Public reporting of health care-associated infection data in Australia: Time to refine

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 252-253

  Worth, Leon J ^a   Bull, Ann L ^a   Richards, Michael J ^a  

^a Melbourne Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL DEVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; VACCINATION; VALIDATION STUDY; VASCULAR ACCESS;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS INFECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84876752982     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11317     Document Type: Article

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