Epidemiology of nosocomial bloodstream infections in Estonia

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-370

  Mitt, P ^a   Adamson, V ^a   Loivukene K ^a   Lang, K ^b   Telling, K ^a   Paro K ^c   Room A ^d   Naaber, P ^a,e   Maimets, M ^a  

^a TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c North Estonia Medical Centre   (Estonia)

^d East Tallinn Central Hospital   (Estonia)

^e STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hospital wide; Nosocomial bloodstream infection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PSEUDOMONAS; SEPSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349165454     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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