Bacteraemia in the adult intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in Nottingham, UK, 1985-1996

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 377-384

  Crowe, M ^a,b   Ispahani, P ^a   Humphreys, H ^a   Kelley, T ^a   Winter, R ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANDIDIASIS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGEMIA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA AEROGENES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031783167     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050089     Document Type: Article

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