How should we interpret hospital infection statistics?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 735-736

  Cheng, Allen C ^a,b   Woolnough, Emily ^b   Worth, Leon J ^b   Pilcher, David V ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

^c Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; NOTE;

AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; BENCHMARKING; CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNET; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84890400153     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10703     Document Type: Note

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