Clustering of enterococcal infections in a general intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 188-195

  Samuelsson, Annika ^a   Jonasson, J ^a   Monstein, H J ^a   Berg, S ^a   Isaksson, B ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Enterococci; Infection control; Intensive care unit; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; DRUG USE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0141923529     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00122-1     Document Type: Article

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