Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 108-113, October 2010

Epidemiology meets econometrics: using time-series analysis to observe the impact of bed occupancy rates on the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria

  • K. Kaier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
    • Research Center for Generational Contracts, Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University Medical Center Freiburg, Breisacher Straße 115b, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany. Tel.: +49 761 270 8272; fax: +49 761 270 8253.
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  • E. Meyer

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Charité, Medical University, Berlin, Germany
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  • M. Dettenkofer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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  • U. Frank

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Received 18 May 2009; accepted 2 April 2010. published online 05 July 2010.

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PII: S0195-6701(10)00214-8

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2010.04.010

Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 108-113, October 2010

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