Characterization of patients exposed to multiple devices but free of hospital-Acquired infection at intensive care unit discharge

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 171-173

  Bénet, Thomas ^a,b   Haesebaert, Julie ^b   Hernu, Romain ^a   Piriou, Vincent ^a   Guérin, Claude ^a   Aubrun, Frédéric ^a   Allaouchiche, Bernard ^a   Bastien, Olivier ^a   Lehot, Jean Jacques ^a   Chomat Jaboulay, Sabine ^a   Gerbier Colomban, Solweig ^a   Girard, Raphaele ^a   Vanhems, Philippe ^a,b  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Hospital Acquired infection; Intensive care units; Invasive device; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MORTALITY; SIMPLIFIED ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY SCORE; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CATHETER; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICES; INFECTION CONTROL; INTUBATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

AGED; CATHETERS; CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84921833150     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.10.022     Document Type: Article

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