Effectiveness of a nationwide nosocomial infection surveillance system for reducing nosocomial infections.

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Published in J Hosp Infect on July 03, 2006

Authors

P Gastmeier1, C Geffers, C Brandt, I Zuschneid, D Sohr, F Schwab, M Behnke, F Daschner, H Rüden

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Medical University, Hannover, Germany. gastmeier.petra@mh-hannover.de

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