The rate of device-associated nosocomial infections in a medical surgical intensive care unit of a training and research hospital in Turkey: One-year outcomes

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-98

  Dogru, Arzu ^a   Sargin, Fatma ^a   Çelik, Melek ^b   Sagiroglu, Ay̧e Esra ^b   Goksel, Melek Meltem ^c   Sayhan, Havva ^b  

^a Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department   (Turkey)

^b Anesthesiology and Reanimation Department   (Turkey)

^c GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950671700     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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