The cost of infection
A recent cross-sectional survey of 43 hospitals in the U.K. indicated that at any one time over 19% of all patients are likely to have an infection. Nearly half of those (9.2%) having acquired that infection during their stay in hospital. Of these hospital-acquired infections, 2.8% were of the urina...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Sterile world. - 1981. - 4(1982), 6 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 13 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Sterile world |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article |
| Zusammenfassung: | A recent cross-sectional survey of 43 hospitals in the U.K. indicated that at any one time over 19% of all patients are likely to have an infection. Nearly half of those (9.2%) having acquired that infection during their stay in hospital. Of these hospital-acquired infections, 2.8% were of the urinary-tract, 1.7% were wounds and 1.5% were of the lower respiratory-tract (Meers et al, 1981) |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 11.08.1983 Date Revised 23.11.2016 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |