Nutritional risk as predictor for healthcare-associated infection among hospitalized elderly patients in the acute care setting

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 168-172

  Gamaletsou, M N ^a   Poulia, K A ^b,c   Karageorgou, D ^d   Yannakoulia, M ^d   Ziakas, P D ^a   Zampelas, A ^c   Sipsas, N V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Elderly; Healthcare associated infection; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY CARE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GERIATRIC NUTRITIONAL RISK INDEX; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84855983333     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.08.020     Document Type: Article

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