Community- and hospital-acquired infections necessitating ICU admission: Spectrum, co-morbidities and outcome

Journal of Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-92

  Ylipalosaari, Pekka ^a   Ala Kokko, Tero I ^a   Laurila, Jouko ^a   Ohtonen, Pasi ^a   Syrjälä, Hannu ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Community acquired; Cross infection; Infection; Intensive care; Outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 33745812369     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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