A prospective study of infections in burn patients

Burns

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-46

  Appelgren, Pia ^a   Björnhagen, Viveca ^a   Bragderyd, Katarina ^a   Jonsson, Carl Evert ^a   Ransjö, Ulrika ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Burn; Database; Infection; Prospective

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BURN; BURN INFECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036146879     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(01)00070-5     Document Type: Article

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