Nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 204-208

  Majumdar, Suman S ^a   Padiglione, Alexander A ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catheter related infections; cross infection; intensive care; nosocomial infections; urinary tract infections; ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CARBAPENEMASE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POLYMYXIN DERIVATIVE; TIGECYCLINE;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84860527048     PISSN: 14720299     EISSN: 18787584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2012.02.009     Document Type: Review

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