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Prevalence of Nosocomial Infections in Adult Intensive Care Units at a Kosova Teaching Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Gazmend Spahija ,
Lul Raka ,
Gjyle Mulliqi ,
Nexhmije Spahija ,
Zana Bukoshi ,
Faton Hoxha  and
Avdyl Krasniqi
Gazmend Spahija
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Unit, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosova
Lul Raka*
Affiliation:
National Institute for Public Health of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosova School of Medicine, Prishtina University, Prishtina, Kosova
Gjyle Mulliqi
Affiliation:
National Institute for Public Health of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosova School of Medicine, Prishtina University, Prishtina, Kosova
Nexhmije Spahija
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Unit, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosova
Zana Bukoshi
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Unit, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosova
Faton Hoxha
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosova
Avdyl Krasniqi
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosova School of Medicine, Prishtina University, Prishtina, Kosova
*
Emin Duraku No. 166, 71000 Kaçanik, Kosova, UNMIK (lulraka@hotmail.com)
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 5 , May 2008 , pp. 475
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008

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