The changing epidemiology of severe infections in the ICU

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages s36-s47

  Wolff, Michel ^a   Brun Buisson, Christian ^b   Lode, Hartmut ^c   Mathai, Dilip ^d   Lewi, David ^e   Pittet, Didier ^f  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c MARTIN LUTHER KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^d CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; ICU; Sepsis; Severe infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744378819     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00645.x     Document Type: Article

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