Nosocomial infections in the medical ICU: A retrospective study highlighting their prevalence, Microbiological profile and impact on icu stay and mortality

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 62, Issue OCT 2014, 2014, Pages 18-21

  Pradhan, Neeta P ^a   Bhat, S M ^a   Ghadage, D P ^a  

^a Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CITROBACTER; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CITROBACTER; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KLEBSIELLA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907505987     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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