Risk factors and outcome in ICU-acquired infections

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1238-1245

  Magnason, S ^b,c   Kristinsson, K G ^a,b,c   Stefansson, T ^b   Erlendsdottir, H ^b,c   Jonsdottir, K ^b   Kristjansson, M ^b   Jonmundsson, E ^b   Baldursdottir, L ^b   Sigvaldason, H ^b   Gudmundsson, S ^a,b  

^a Department of Clinical Microbiology ^*

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH ACID; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51749098238     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01763.x     Document Type: Article

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