Epidemiology of Nosocomial infection in 125 Italian Intensive Care units

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-23

  Malacarne, P ^a   Boccalatte, D ^b   Acquarolo, A ^c   Agostini, F ^d   Anghileri, A ^e   Giardino, M ^e   Giudici, D ^f   Langer, M ^g   Livigni, S ^d   Nascimben, E ^h   Rossi, C ^e   Bertolini, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Lucca   (Italy)

^c SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^d MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e MARIO NEGRI INST PHARMACOL RES   (Italy)

^f SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^h Regional Hospital C Foncello   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Infection, epidemiology; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249093125     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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