Nosocomial infections and risk factors in the intensive care unit of a teaching and research hospital: A prospecive cohort study

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Ak, Oznur ^a   Batirel, Ayse ^a   Ozer, Serdar ^a   Çolakoǧlu, Serhan ^a  

^a Dr Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infection; Intensive care unit; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRACHEOSTOMY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 79955936265     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881750     Document Type: Article

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