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Nosocomial Infections in a Turkish University Hospital: A 2-Year Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Ata Nevzat Yalcin
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Pamukkale University, Medicine Faculty, Denizli, Turkey
Huseyin Turgut
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Pamukkale University, Medicine Faculty, Denizli, Turkey
Banu Cetin
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Pamukkale University, Medicine Faculty, Denizli, Turkey
Hakan Erbay
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Pamukkale University, Medicine Faculty, Denizli, Turkey
Simay Serin
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Pamukkale University, Medicine Faculty, Denizli, Turkey
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2003

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