CDC definitions for nosocomial infections, 1988

Julia S. Garner; William R. Jarvis; T.Grace Emori; Teresa Horan; James M. Hughes

doi:10.1016/0196-6553(88)90053-3

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MedicineIntensive care medicineDisease controlInfection controlEnvironmental health

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United States Department of Health and Human Services US

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Year: 1988
Type: article
Volume: 16
Issue: 3
Pages: 128-140
Citations: 5734
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                                    Julia S. Garner, 
                                
                                    William R. Jarvis, 
                                
                                    T.Grace Emori
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1988). 
                            CDC definitions for nosocomial infections, 1988. 
                            American Journal of Infection Control
                            , 16
                            (3)
                            , 128-140.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0196-6553(88)90053-3
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0196-6553(88)90053-3