Surveillance of nosocomial infections in intensive care units: Current data and interpretations;Surveillance nosokomialer infektionen in intensivstationen: Aktuelle daten und interpretationen

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 99-103

  Gastmeier, Petra ^a,c   Geffers, Christine ^b,c   Sohr, Dorit ^b,c   Schwab, Frank ^b,c   Behnke, Michael ^b,c   Rüden, Henning ^b,c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Natl Ref Ctr Survlnc N   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intensive care medicine; Nosocomial infections; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0037469555     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03040287     Document Type: Article

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