Incidence of nosocomial pneumonia in a medical intensive care unit and general medical ward patients in a public hospital in Bombay, India

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-148

  Merchant, M ^a   Karnad, D R ^a   Kanbur, A A ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cost; Developing countries; Hospital acquired pneumonia; India; Intensive care unit; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COST; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; INTENSIVE CARE; KLEBSIELLA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NURSE; PSEUDOMONAS; WARD;

EID: 0031864957     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90328-0     Document Type: Article

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