OBJECTIVES: Multiresistant pathogens cause major clinical problems and considerably increase treatment costs...
Keywords: Nosocomial infection, multiresistant pathogens, surveillance
01/2004 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerOBJECTIVES: Data collected within the German nosocomial infection surveillance system KISS are recommended as reference data for judging nosocomial infection rates in German intensive care units (ICUs)...
Keywords: Nosocomial infection, incidence rate, Poisson regression, over-dispersion, negative binomial distribution
01/2006 | Methods of Information in Medicine, Schattauer