Microbiological surveillance in the intensive care unit - An update;Mikrobiologische routinediagnostik auf ider intensivstation - Ein uptdate

Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 248-254

  Brünnler, Tanja ^a   Langgartner, J ^b   Klebl, F ^b   Salzberger, B ^b   Scholmerich J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antimicrobiological diagnostics; Bacterial infection; ICU

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INDICATION; FECES CULTURE; FEVER; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 2942534182     PISSN: 01753851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00390-004-0434-3     Document Type: Article

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