Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units in four Mexican public hospitals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 244-247

  Ramirez Barba, Ector Jaime ^a   Rosenthal, Victor Daniel ^b   Higuera, Francisco ^c   Oropeza, Martha Sobreyra ^d   Hernández, Hector Torres ^e   López, Martha Sánchez ^f   Lona, Elia Lara ^a   Duarte, Pablo ^b   Ruiz, Javier ^b   Hernandez, Raul Rojas ^a   Chavez, Amalia ^e   Cerrato, Irma Perez ^f   Ramirez, Gloria Elena ^a   Safdar, Nasia ^g  

^a Public Health Institute   (Mexico)

^b Medical College of Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d Women Hospital   (Mexico)

^e Hospital General de Irapuato   (Mexico)

^f Hospital Guadalupano de Celaya   (Mexico)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATHETER INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEXICO; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33646493639     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.05.024     Document Type: Article

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