The burden of healthcare-associated infections in southeast Asia: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1690-1699

  Ling, Moi Lin ^a   Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^b   Madriaga, Gilbert ^c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

epidemiology; healthcare associated infections; meta analysis; Southeast Asia; systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; SEPSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PREVALENCE; SEPSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84930412300     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ095     Document Type: Review

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