Pattern of nosocomial infection in two intensive care units of a tertiary care hospital in Karachi

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 136-139

  Rizvi, Muhammad Furqan ^a   Hasan, Yasmin ^a   Memon, Abdul R ^a   Abdullah, Muhammad ^a   Rizvi, Muhammad Farhan ^a   Saleem, Sara ^b   Shakeel, Jawairia ^a  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Invasive devices; Nosocomial infection; Pneumonia; Urinary tract infections blood stream infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN;

EID: 34548433465     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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