Epidemiology of infections in the adult medical intensive care unit of a cancer hospital

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 234-240

  Berghmans, T ^a   Crokaert, F ^a   Markiewicz, E ^a   Sculier, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Infection; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Oncological intensive care units

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030968772     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200050066     Document Type: Article

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