Device-associated infection rates, device use, length of stay, and mortality in intensive care units of 4 Chinese hospitals: International Nosocomial Control Consortium findings

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 301-306

  Hu, Bijie ^a   Tao, Lili ^a   Rosenthal, Victor D ^b   Liu, Kun ^c   Yun, Yang ^d   Suo, Yao ^e   Gao, Xiandong ^a   Li, Ruisheng ^c   Su, Danxia ^d   Wang, Hungmei ^e   Hao, Chunxia ^d   Pan, Wei ^d   Saunders, Catherine L ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium   (Argentina)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Catheter associated urinary tract infection; Central line associated bloodstream infection; Developing countries; Intensive care unit; Length of stay; Mortality; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84875508255     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.037     Document Type: Article

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