Bacterial colonization of pressure ulcers: Assessment of risk for bloodstream infection and impact on patient outcomes

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 314-320

  Braga, I A ^a   Pirett, C C N S ^a   Ribas, R M ^a   Filho, P P Gontijo ^a   Filho, A Diogo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Colonization; Gram negative bacilli; Pressure ulcers; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; DECUBITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875398645     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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