Infections acquired in intensive care units: Results of national surveillance in Belgium, 1997-2010

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 120-125

  Mertens, K ^a   Morales, I ^a   Catry, B ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Healthcare associated infection; Intensive care unit; Invasive device use; Pneumonia; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

BELGIUM; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84878117716     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.02.017     Document Type: Article

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