Multicenter Study of the Prevalence of Nosocomial Infections in Italian Hospitals
- 2 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 25 (1) , 85-87
- https://doi.org/10.1086/502299
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.Keywords
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