Prevention and control of infection in the ICU

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 191-199

  Allen, Sam ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonization; Cross infection; MRSA; Multi resistance; Nosocomial

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL VACCINE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PSEUDOMONAS VACCINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS VACCINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UREIDOPENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CROSS INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 33644659591     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cacc.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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