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Multicenter Study of the Prevalence of Nosocomial Infections in Italian Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Carlo Di Pietrantonj ,
Lorenza Ferrara  and
G. Lomolino
Carlo Di Pietrantonj*
Affiliation:
Servizio Sovrazonale di Epidemiologia ASL 20, Alessandria, Italy
Lorenza Ferrara
Affiliation:
Servizio Sovrazonale di Epidemiologia ASL 20, Alessandria, Italy
G. Lomolino
Affiliation:
Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio, C. Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
*
Servizio Sovrazonale di Epidemiologia (SSEPI ASL 20), Via Venezia 6, 15100 Alessandria, Italy
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Abstract

A point-prevalence study of nosocomial infections was conducted in 10 generai hospitals in northwestern Italy in June and July 2000. Infection rates were compared by type and site among the different hospitals. Urinary tract infections were most frequent, accounting for 57.8% of 128 nosocomial infections.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , January 2004 , pp. 85 - 87
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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