Healthcare associated infections (HAI) perspectives

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 339-344

  Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^a,b   Tambyah, Paul A ^c  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Healthcare associated infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; ECONOMICS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84904059499     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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