Trends and outcome of 1121 nosocomial bloodstream infections in intensive care units in a Brazilian hospital, 1999-2003

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Girao E ^a   Levin, A S ^a   Basso, M ^a   Gobara, S ^a   Gomes, L B ^a   Medeiros, E A S ^a   Barone, A A ^a   Costa, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIPENEM;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BRAZIL; CANDIDA; CATHETERIZATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 54449085704     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.011     Document Type: Letter

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