The role of admission surveillance cultures in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 325-335

  Viviani, Marino ^a   Van Saene, H K F ^a,b   Pisa, F ^a,c   Lucangelo, U ^a   Silvestri, L ^a,d   Momesso, E ^a   Berlot, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Regional Environment Protection Agency of Friuli Venezia Giulia (ARPA FVG)   (Italy)

^d Presidio Hospital Gorizia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic policy; Carriage; Infection; Intensive care; Selective decontamination

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COLISTIN; NYSTATIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MICROORGANISM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM; RISK FACTOR; THROAT; TRACHEOBRONCHITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77949692398     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800215     Document Type: Article

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