Changing aetiology of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections at three medical centres in Taiwan, 2000-2011

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2180-2185

  Lai, C C ^a   Chen, Y H ^b   Lin, S H ^c,d   Chung, K P ^e   Sheng, W H ^e   Ko, W C ^f   Hsueh, P R ^e  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; healthcare associated bloodstream infection; MRSA; non fermentative Gram negative bacilli; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA; CITROBACTER; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; MORBIDITY;

BACTEREMIA; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84906255290     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813003166     Document Type: Article

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