Risk factors for nosocomial infection in trauma patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-289

  Giamberardino, Heloisa Ihle Garcia ^a   Cesário, Eliane Pereira ^a   Carmes, Eliane Ribeiro ^a   Mulinari, Rogério Andrade ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Nosocomial infection; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEVICE; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP D; SURGERY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 34547136181     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702007000200024     Document Type: Article

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