Nosocomial meningitis in a university hospital between 1993 and 2002

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 94-97

  Palabiyikoglu, I ^a   Tekeli, E ^a   Cokca, F ^a   Akan, O ^a   Unal, N ^a   Erberktas, I ^a   Lale, S ^a   Kiraz, S ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection; Nosocomial meningitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANDIDA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY; TURKEY;

EID: 30844433291     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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