First point prevalence survey of nosocomial infections in the intensive care units of a tertiary care hospital in Albania

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-97

  Faria, S ^a   Sodano, L ^b   Dauri, M ^c   Sabato, A F ^c   Gjata, A ^d   Kito, I ^d   Llazo, E ^d   Bilaj, A ^d   Mertiraj, O ^d   Schinaia, N ^a   the Prevalence Study Group, ^e  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER MOTHER TERESA   (Albania)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ALBANIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BURN INFECTION; CANNULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHLEBITIS; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEPSIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ALBANIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 42649118777     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.01.029     Document Type: Letter

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