Colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in critically ill patients and measures for its prevention

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 100-102

  Drakulovic, M B ^a   Djokic, D ^a   Torres, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SUCTION;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SPAIN; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 0032774782     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(99)00069-8     Document Type: Editorial

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