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Friend or foe(mite): contamination of stethoscopes 朋友或敌人(螨虫):听诊器污染
Australian infection control : official journal of the Australian Infection Control Association Inc Pub Date : 2006-03-01 DOI: 10.1071/HI06020
Pimentel JD BA MBBS
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Diary of Events 事件日记
Australian infection control : official journal of the Australian Infection Control Association Inc Pub Date : 2006-03-01 DOI: 10.1071/HI06032
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Journal watch 杂志看
Australian infection control : official journal of the Australian Infection Control Association Inc Pub Date : 2006-03-01 DOI: 10.1071/HI06026
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Hospital safety and hospital acquired infection 医院安全与医院获得性感染
Australian infection control : official journal of the Australian Infection Control Association Inc Pub Date : 2006-03-01 DOI: 10.1071/HI06003
Anthony Morton MSc(Appl), MD, MS
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Review of neonatal unit continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) (with humidification) 新生儿病房持续气道正压通气(加湿)的回顾
Australian infection control : official journal of the Australian Infection Control Association Inc Pub Date : 2006-03-01 DOI: 10.1071/HI06022
Dianne Dreimanis RN BHSc (Nursing) MN, Wendy Beckingham RN BHSc (Nursing) Grad Cert (Infection Control), Peter Collignon (Med) FRACP FRCPA FASM, Max Graham RN
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Control charts in hospital epidemiology and infection management: an update 医院流行病学和感染管理中的控制图:最新进展
Australian infection control : official journal of the Australian Infection Control Association Inc Pub Date : 2006-03-01 DOI: 10.1071/HI06006
Anthony Morton MSc(Appl), MD, MS
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引用次数: 4
Journal Watch 杂志看
Australian infection control : official journal of the Australian Infection Control Association Inc Pub Date : 2005-12-01 DOI: 10.1071/HI05141
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Surveillance for ventilator-associated pneumonia: the challenges and pitfalls 呼吸机相关性肺炎的监测:挑战和陷阱
Australian infection control : official journal of the Australian Infection Control Association Inc Pub Date : 2005-12-01 DOI: 10.1071/HI05122
N Deborah Friedman MB BS, FRACP, Philip L Russo BN, M.Clin.Epid, Michael J Richards MB BS, FRACP, MD
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引用次数: 4
Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia surveillance: a relatively easy to collect but accurate clinical indicator on serious health-care associated infections and antibiotic resistance 金黄色葡萄球菌菌血症监测:一种相对容易收集但准确的严重卫生保健相关感染和抗生素耐药性临床指标
Australian infection control : official journal of the Australian Infection Control Association Inc Pub Date : 2005-12-01 DOI: 10.1071/HI05127
D Dreimanis RN BHSc (Nursing) MN , W Beckingham RN BHSc (Nursing) Grad cert (Infection Control) , P Collignon MBBS BSc (Med) FRACP FRCPA FASM , J Roberts RN BHSc (Nursing) Grad Cert (Infection Control)
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引用次数: 11
Unexplained failure of biological indicators 不明原因的生物指示剂失效
Australian infection control : official journal of the Australian Infection Control Association Inc Pub Date : 2005-12-01 DOI: 10.1071/HI05131
Elizabeth Gillespie BN, MPH, Stephen Blamey MBBS, FRACS, FACS
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