Nosocomial infections in geriatric long-term-care and rehabilitation facilities: exploration in the development of a risk index for epidemiological surveillance.

F, Golliot; P, Astagneau; B, Cassou; N, Okra; M, Rothan-Tondeur; G, Brücker

doi:10.1086/501865

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Nosocomial infections in geriatric long-term-care and rehabilitation facilities: exploration in the development of a risk index for epidemiological surveillance.

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Golliot F

Astagneau P

Cassou B

Abstract

Objective To compute a risk index for nosocomial infection (NI) surveillance in geriatric long-term-care facilities (LTCFs) and rehabilitation facilities.Design Analysis of data collected during the French national prevalence survey on NIs conducted in 1996. Risk indices were constructed based on th...

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