Surveillance on secular trends of incidence and mortality for device–associated infection in the intensive care unit setting at a tertiary medical center in Taiwan, 2000–2008: A retrospective observational study

Surveillance on secular trends of incidence and mortality for device–associated infection in the intensive care unit setting at a tertiary medical center in Taiwan, 2000–2008: A retrospective observational study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Device–associated infection (DAI) plays an important part in nosocomial infection. Active surveillance and infection control are needed to disclose the specific situation in each hospital and to cope with this problem effectively. We...

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Main Authors: Chen Yin-Yin, Chen Liang-Yu, Lin Seng-Yi, Chou Pesus, Liao Shu-Yuan, Wang Fu-Der
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Surveillance
Secular trend
Device–associated infection
Intensive care unit
Infection control
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/209

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