Infection surveillance in intensive care units. Preliminary results of a multicenter GiViTI study in 71 Italian ICUs;La sorveglianza delle infezioni in terapia intensiva. Risultati preliminari di uno studio multicentrico GiViTI su 71 TI

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 321-328

  Malacarne, P ^a   Stella, A ^b   Giudici, D ^c   Bertolini, G ^b  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infections; Intensive care units; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; KLEBSIELLA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 3142674382     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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