Basics in microbiology for the patient requiring intensive care

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-17

  Van Saene, H K F ^a   Damjanovic, V ^a   Alcock, S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control of infection; Microbiology; Pathogenesis of infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CEFRADINE; CEFTAZIDIME; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; NETILMICIN; POLYENE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE CARRIER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ERADICATION THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MICROBIOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECTUM; SALMONELLA; SAMPLE; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0034982182     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cacc.2001.0317     Document Type: Article

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