Reduction and surveillance of device-associated infections in adult intensive care units at a Saudi Arabian hospital, 2004-2011

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^a   Amalraj, Antony ^a   Memish, Ziad A ^b,c  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^c ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Catheter associated urinary tract infection; Central line associated bloodstream infection; Device associated infections; Healthcare associated infections; VAP; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; SAUDI ARABIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CENTRAL LINE-ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; DEVICE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS; HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS; VAP; VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84888430751     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.06.015     Document Type: Article

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