Collegially Shared Power: Definition and Criteria

Nosocomial Infections: The Definition Criteria

nosocomial infections: the definition criteria

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Nosocomial Infections: The Definition Criteria

In 1988, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published two articles on nosocomial infections (NIs) and certain types of NIs’ criteria for surveillance purposes. Nosocomial infections refer to any systemic or localized conditions that result from the reaction by an infectious agent or toxin.1 The infection is developing in all high, middle and low income countries. The CDC estim...

CEO power, audit quality and corporate financial performance evaluation criteria

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between CEO power, audit quality and financial performance evaluation criteria in listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange. To measure the CEOchr('39')s power, a combination of the CEOchr('39')s duality criteria, CEO tenure and CEO ownership percentile was used and to measure the quality of audit, the audit fee criterion was use...

Updated SARS case definition using laboratory criteria.

Background and epidemiology: The identification of the SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) has led to the development of serologic and virologic tests for the disease. As of Apr. 30, 2003, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised their surveillance case definitions for SARS to include laboratory criteria for evidence of infection (see Box [on next page] and Figure).