Variation in health care-associated infection surveillance practices in Australia

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 773-775

  Russo, Philip L ^a,b   Cheng, Allen C ^c,d   Richards, Michael ^e   Graves, Nicholas ^a   Hall, Lisa ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data quality; Definitions; Method; Prospective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; SURGICAL INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84937522434     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.02.029     Document Type: Article

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