Device-associated infections in the intensive care units of Cyprus: Results of the first national incidence study

Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-171

  Gikas, A ^a   Roumbelaki, M ^a   Bagatzouni Pieridou, D ^b   Alexandrou, M ^c   Zinieri, V ^d   Dimitriadis, I ^e   Kritsotakis, E I ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

^c LIMASSOL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

^d Pafos General Hospital   (Cyprus)

^e Larnaca General Hospital   (Cyprus)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Device associated infection; Healthcare associated infection; Incidence rate; Intensive care unit; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRUS; DEVICE INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; CYPRUS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77953229373     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-010-0007-2     Document Type: Article

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