Four Country Healthcare Associated Infection Prevalence Survey 2006: risk factor analysis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-257

  Humphreys, H ^a,b   Newcombe, R G ^c   Enstone, J ^d   Smyth, E T M ^e,f   McIlvenny, G ^e,f   Fitzpatrick, F ^b,g   Fry, C ^h   Spencer, R C ^d  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Hospital Infection Society   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

^h Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infection; Pneumonia; Primary bloodstream infection; Risk factors; Specialty; Surgical site infection; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; HUMANS; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; WALES;

EID: 46049100359     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.04.021     Document Type: Article

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