A multicentre analysis of epidemiology of the nosocomial bloodstream infections in Japanese university hospitals

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 852-858

  Nagao, M ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Epidemiology; Nosocomial bloodstream infection; Nosocomial infection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA; CHILD; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JAPANESE; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CANDIDA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84882603601     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12083     Document Type: Article

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