SMART approaches for reducing nosocomial infections in the ICU

Chest

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 447-456

  Kollef, Marin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter related bloodstream infection; Prevention; Surgical site infection; Urinary tract infection; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLINDAMYCIN; HYPOCHLORITE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MINOCYCLINE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS VACCINE; SUCRALFATE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING; STRESS ULCER; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 49449087761     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0809     Document Type: Article

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