Time-trends for Gram-negative and multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria associated with nosocomial infections in German intensive care units between 2000 and 2005

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-96

  Kohlenberg, Anke ^a,b   Schwab, F ^a,b   Geffers, C ^a,b   Behnke, M ^a,b   Ruden H ^a,b   Gastmeier, P ^b,c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b National Reference Center for Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System; Intensive care units; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Nosocomial infections; Surveillance; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GERMANY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; TREND STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 36849011917     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01879.x     Document Type: Article

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