Secular trends in nosocomial bloodstream infections in a 55-bed cardiothoracic intensive care unit

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-100

  Gordon, Steven M ^a   Serkey, Janet M ^a   Keys, Thomas F ^a   Ryan, Thomas ^a   Fatica, Cynthia A ^a   Schmitt, Steven K ^a   Borsh, Judith A ^a   Cosgrove III, Delos M ^a   Yared, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTEROCOCCUS; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CORONARY CARE UNITS; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031929650     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01039-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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