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Nosocomial Infection Rates in an Italian Intensive Care Unit Using the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Federico Pallavicini
Affiliation:
Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Mariano Alberto Pennisi
Affiliation:
Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Immacolata Izzi
Affiliation:
Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Adriana Ammassari
Affiliation:
Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Paolo Mazzini
Affiliation:
Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Anselmo Caricato
Affiliation:
Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Fabrizio Chiusolo
Affiliation:
Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Fausta Ardito
Affiliation:
Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Fiammetta Leone
Affiliation:
Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Rodolfo Proietti
Affiliation:
Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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Abstract

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Type
Letter to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2001

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