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Nosocomial Infections in Hospitals in Poznan, Poland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Włodzimierz B. Kȩdzia
Włodzimierz B. Kȩdzia*
Affiliation:
Institate of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Medical Academy in Poznań, Poland
*
Professor of Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Medical Academy in Poznań, Sieroca 10, 61-771 Poznań, Poland
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In Poland, uniform guidelines for prevention and control of nosocomial infections are not obligatory. Hospitals apply the general rules suggested by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and the State Institute of Hygiene. Data from available literature and personal experience are also applied. In this review the etiology and frequency of hospital infections are described and the problems of infection control and hospital infections are emphasized. Measures taken to prevent nosocomial infectious are presented.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , February 1989 , pp. 74 - 76
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1989

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