Nosocomial bloodstream infection in Songklanagarind Hospital: Outcome and factors influencing prognosis

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 170-174

  Hortiwakul, Thanaporn ^a   Nagij, Somkid ^a   Chusri, Sarunyou ^a   Silpapojakul, Khachornsakdi ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Factors influencing prognosis; Nosocomial bloodstream infection; Outcome

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; SULPERAZON; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CHILD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858014933     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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