Epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and risk factors for carriage acquisition in an intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 274-282

  Thuong, Marie ^a   Arvaniti, K ^a   Ruimy, R ^a   de la Salmoniere P ^b   Scanvic Hameg, A ^a   Lucet, J C ^a   Regnier B ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Carriage; Intensive care unit; Outbreak; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOPENICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TETRACYCLINE; TICARCILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THROAT CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FRANCE; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038159869     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1370     Document Type: Article

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