Infection control measures in intensive care units. Results of the German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (KISS);Hygienemaßnahmen auf intensivstationen. Ergebnisse des nationalen Krankenhaus-Infektions-Surveillance-Systems (KISS)

Anaesthesist

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 975-982

  Vonberg, R P ^a,c   Groneberg, K ^b,c   Geffers, C ^b,c   Ruden H ^b,c   Gastmeier, P ^a,c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Nationales Referenzzentrum ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Devices; Infection control measures; Intensive care unit; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MATERIALS HANDLING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; URINE CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; DRUG EFFECT; GERMANY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 27344442359     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-005-0891-5     Document Type: Article

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