Hospital-acquired device-associated infections at a deployed military hospital in Iraq

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages

  Johnson, Erica N ^a   Marconi, Vincent C ^a   Murray, Clinton K ^a  

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Device associated infection; Hospital acquired infection; Infection control; Iraq

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; DEVICE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; WAR;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 68049090998     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31819cdfb7     Document Type: Article

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