Bacteraemia caused by hospital-type micro-organisms during hospital stay

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-36

  Leibovici, L ^a,b   Schonheyder H ^c   Pitlik, S D ^a,b   Samra, Z ^a   Moller J K ^d  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Candida sp.; Hospital type pathogens; Nosocomial infections; Staphylococcus aureus; Time trends

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; ENTEROCOCCUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033984651     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1999.0661     Document Type: Article

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