Lessons from recent nosocomial epidemics
- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (4) , 327-334
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001432-199908000-00003
Abstract
This review describes important examples of recent nosocomial infection epidemics. Current trends suggest that emerging problems in nosocomial infections include increased nosocomial epidemics in out-of-hospital settings, contamination of medical devices and products, and antimicrobial resistance. Increased attention should be focused on outbreak investigations in these areas.Keywords
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