Epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections among patients from a hemodialysis unit in southeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 327-330

  De Albuquerque, Silvia Eduara Kennerly ^a   Cavalcante, Ricardo de Souza ^a   Ponce, Daniela ^a   Fortaleza, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infections; Catheter related infections; Hemodialysis; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BRAZIL; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; EPIDEMIC; HEMODIALYSIS; MORBIDITY; SKIN INFECTION;

BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; HEMODIALYSIS; INFECTION CONTROL;

BRAZIL; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 84900037436     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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