Evaluation of nosocomial infections and risk factors in critically ill patients

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 18-

  Ozer, Burcin ^a   Akkurt, Cagla Ozbaks ^a   Duran, Nizami ^a   Onlen, Yusuf ^a   Savas, Lutfu ^a   Turhanoglu, Selim ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Nosocomial infection; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METICILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MEZLOCILLIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STEROID; SULTAMICILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STEROID THERAPY; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79952372446     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/msm.881434     Document Type: Article

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