Infection control in the intensive care unit: Progress and challenges in systems and accountability

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Patterson, Jan E ^a   Malani, Preeti N ^b   Maragakis, Lisa L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CHLORHEXIDINE; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; FLUCONAZOLE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; PROCALCITONIN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CANDIDIASIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOROVIRUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERTUSSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHORT SURVEY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 77954899222     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181e69d48     Document Type: Article

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