Nosocomial infections in a cohort of extracorporeal life support patients

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 198-201

  Conrick Martin, Ian ^a   O'Gorman, Joanne ^a   Lenehan, Deirdre ^a   Oshodi, Daniel ^a   Scanlon, Nuala ^a   O'Brien, Serena ^a   Hannan, Margaret ^a   Lynch, Maureen ^a   Carton, Edmund ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868219863     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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