Nosocomial infections in a Brazilian Burn Unit

Burns

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 477-481

  de Macedo, Jefferson Lessa Soares ^a   Santos, João Barberino ^b  

^a Hospital Regional da Asa Norte   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Burns; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN PATIENT; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; PNEUMONIA; SAMPLE SIZE; SEPTICEMIA; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; BRAZIL; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33646080347     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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