Long-term Characteristics of Healthcare-associated Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 407-415

  Ho, Tzong Shiann ^a   Wang, Shih Min ^a   Wu, Yi Hui ^b   Shen, Ching Fen ^a   Lin, Yuh Jyh ^a   Lin, Chyi Her ^a   Liu, Ching Chuan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Candida albicans; Healthcare associated infection; Neonatal intensive care units; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; OXACILLIN; SULBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETER INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MENINGITIS; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MYCOSIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TAIWAN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SEPSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; TAIWAN;

EID: 78049368503     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60064-3     Document Type: Article

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