Risk factors for device-associated infection related to organisational characteristics of intensive care units: Findings from the Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-199

  Kwak, Y G ^a   Lee, S O ^b   Kim, H Y ^c   Kim, Y K ^c   Park, E S ^d   Jin, H Y ^e   Choi, H J ^f   Jeong, S Y ^f   Kim, E S ^g   Ki, H K ^h   Kim, S R ⁱ   Lee, J Y ^j   Hong, H K ^k   Kim, S ^l   Lee, Y S ^m   Oh, H B ^m   Kim, J M ^d  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Wonju Severance Christian Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^f Mokdong Hospital   (South Korea)

^g Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^h Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

ⁱ Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^k Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^l Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^m Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Device associated infection; Intensive care unit; Nosocomial infection; Surveillance; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KOREA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY CATHETER; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 77953540172     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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