Evidence-based infection control in the ICU (except catheters)

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 557-562

  Gastmeier, Petra ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Critical care; ICU; Infection control; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; PLACEBO; POVIDONE IODINE;

CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CROSS INFECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 34548420597     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e328288811a     Document Type: Review

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