Quantifying changes in incidences of nosocomial bacteraemia caused by antibiotic-susceptible and antibiotic-resistant pathogens

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1064-1070

  Ammerlaan, Heidi S M ^a   Troelstra, Annet ^a   Kruitwagen, Cas L J J ^a   Kluytmans, Jan A J W ^b,c   Bonten, Marc J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crude incidence; Cumulative incidence; Emergence; Incidence density; Trends

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; MOXIFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64649103048     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp036     Document Type: Article

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