5 year analysis of bacteriology culture in a tropical burns ICU

Burns

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1349-1353

  Chong, S J ^a,b   Ahmed, Sakir ^a   Tay, J M ^b   Song, C ^b   Tan, T T ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Bacteriology; Relationship; Surgery; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD FLOW; BURN; BURN EXCISION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE SMEAR; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CODING; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855130651     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2011.07.020     Document Type: Article

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