Healthcare associated urinary tract infections: A protocol for a national point prevalence study

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-31

  Mitchell, Brett ^a,b   Gardner, Anne ^b   Beckingham, Wendy ^c   Fasugba, Oyebola ^b  

^a AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PREVALENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84896710187     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: 18355625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI13037     Document Type: Article

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