Bloodstream infections in adults: Importance of healthcare-associated infections

Journal of Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-34

  Valles J ^a   Calbo, E ^b   Anoro, E ^b   Fontanals, D ^a   Xercavins, M ^b   Espejo, E ^b   Serrate, G ^a   Freixas, N ^b   Morera, M A ^b   Font, B ^a   Bella, F ^b   Segura, F ^a   Garau, J ^b  

^a PARC TAULÍ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Bloodstream infection; Healthcare associated infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER PATIENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FUNGEMIA; HEMODIALYSIS, HOME; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; OUTPATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 37149042855     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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