Bloodstream Infection in the ICU

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 557-569

  Vallés, Jordi ^a   Ferrer, Ricard ^a  

^a PARC TAULÍ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Bloodstream infection; Critically ill patients; Hospital acquired infection; ICU

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SEPSIS;

EID: 68049133326     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2009.04.005     Document Type: Review

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