Hospital Infections, Volume 828John V. Bennett, Philip S. Brachman |
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... increased sig- nificantly over the 12 - month period [ 42 ] . The extent to which the regional differences and ... increased from 1 to 13 percent during 1975-79 , while resistance in coagulase - negative staphylococci increased from 2 to ...
... increased sig- nificantly over the 12 - month period [ 42 ] . The extent to which the regional differences and ... increased from 1 to 13 percent during 1975-79 , while resistance in coagulase - negative staphylococci increased from 2 to ...
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... increased use of antimicrobial agents and increased prevalence of resistant hospital organisms TABLE 11-2 . Studies demonstrating a temporal relationship between decreased. bacteria results in higher mortality rates than would be true of ...
... increased use of antimicrobial agents and increased prevalence of resistant hospital organisms TABLE 11-2 . Studies demonstrating a temporal relationship between decreased. bacteria results in higher mortality rates than would be true of ...
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... increased risk of nos- ocomial meningitis are the same as those associated with an increased risk of sepsis , and in outbreak set- tings the cases of nosocomial meningitis are usually only a subgroup of the affected infant population ...
... increased risk of nos- ocomial meningitis are the same as those associated with an increased risk of sepsis , and in outbreak set- tings the cases of nosocomial meningitis are usually only a subgroup of the affected infant population ...
Contents
Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections | 3 |
Personnel Health Services | 17 |
Infection Surveillance and Control Programs | 39 |
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