Effectiveness of a multidimensional approach for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in an adult intensive care unit in Cuba: Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 98-107

  Guanche Garcell, Humberto ^a   Morales Pérez, Clara ^a   Rosenthal, Victor D ^b  

^a Hospital Docente Clínico Quirúrgico Joaquín Albarrán Domínguez Havana   (Cuba)

^b International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adult intensive care unit; Developing countries; Health care acquired infection; INICC; International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium; Multidimensional approach; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CUBA; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; CUBA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84875610621     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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