Microbiological profile of infections in the Intensive Care Units of Colombia (EPISEPSIS Colombia);Perfil microbiológico de la Infecciones en Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos de Colombia (EPISEPSIS Colombia)

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 75-83

  Molina, F J ^a   Diaz C A ^b   Barrera, L ^c   De La Rosa, G ^d   Dennis, R ^e   Duenas C ^f   Granados, M ^g   Londono D ^h   Ortiz, G ⁱ   Rodriguez F ^j   Jaimes, F ^j  

^a Clinica Universitaria Bolivariana   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^d HOSPITAL PABLO TOBÓN URIBE   (Colombia)

^e FUNDACIÓN CARDIOINFANTIL INSTITUTO DE CARDIOLOGÍA   (Colombia)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA   (Colombia)

^g FUNDACIÓN VALLE DEL LILI   (Colombia)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN IGNACIO   (Colombia)

ⁱ Hospital Santa Clara   (Colombia)

^j UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

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Author keywords

Epidemiology; Infection; Intensive care unit; Microbiology; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOMBIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLOMBIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 79952694532     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: 15786749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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