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The preventable proportion of nosocomial infections: an overview of published reports
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CDC definitions for nosocomial infections, 1988
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Effectiveness of a hospital-wide programme to improve compliance with hand hygiene
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Intranasal Mupirocin to Prevent Postoperative Staphylococcus aureus Infections
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Metadata
- Authors
- Harbarth, S., Sax, H., & Gastmeier, P.
- Venue
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-08
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 258-266
- ISSN
- 0195-6701 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2035389978
- Cited by
- 621
- References
- 46
- FWCI
- 6.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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