Impact of Comorbidities on Hospital-Acquired Infections in a Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit: Prospective Study of 252 Patients

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 760.e7-760.e12

  Laurent, Marie ^a,b   Bories, Phuong Nhi ^c   Le Thuaut, Aurelie ^a,b   Liuu, Evelyne ^a   Ledudal, Katia ^a   Bastuji Garin, Sylvie ^a,b   Paillaud, Elena ^a,b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

^c Service de Biochimie inter hospitalier Cochin Hôtel Dieu ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Comorbidities; Nosocomial infection; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FRANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84866757276     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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