The burden of healthcare-associated infections in primary and tertiary healthcare wards and the cost of procedure-related prosthetic joint infections
Abstract Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are infections acquired during treatment in a healthcare facility. The most common infections are pneumonias, surgical site infections (SSIs) and urinary tract infections (UTIs). HAIs burden the healthcare system by increasing patient days, the use of...
Main Author: | Puhto, T. (Teija) |
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Other Authors: | Syrjälä, H. (Hannu) |
Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Oulun yliopisto
2018
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Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526219851 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9789526219851 |
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