Nosocomial infections and risk factors in intensive care unit of a university hospital in Turkey

Central European Journal of Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-208

  Ozer, Burcin ^a   Tatman Otkun, Muserref ^b   Memis, Dilek ^c   Otkun, Metin ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Onsekizmart University   (Turkey)

^c TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Nosocomial infection; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH INTUBATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TRACHEOSTOMY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 77952890236     PISSN: 18951058     EISSN: 16443640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11536-009-0095-5     Document Type: Article

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