Reduction of urinary tract infections acquired in an intensive care unit during a 10-year surveillance program

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 641-645

  Vanhems, Philippe ^a   Baratin, Dominique ^a,b   Voirin, Nicolas ^a,b   Savey, Anne ^c   Caillat Vallet, Emmanuelle ^c   Metzger, Marie Hélène ^c   Lepape, Alain ^c  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Intensive care units; Nosocomial infections; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 51749109786     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-008-9270-2     Document Type: Article

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