Trends in the incidence rate of device-associated infections in intensive care units after the establishment of the Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 28-34

  Choi, J Y ^a   Kwak, Y G ^b   Yoo, H ^c   Lee, S O ^d   Kim, H B ^e   Han, S H ^f   Choi, H J ^g   Kim, Y K ^h   Kim, S R ⁱ   Kim, T H ^j   Lee, H ^k   Chun, H K ^l   Kim, J S ^m   Eun, B W ⁿ   Kim, D W ^o   Koo, H S ^p   Bae, G R ^p   Lee, K ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^g Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^k Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^l Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^m Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁿ Eulji General Hospital   (South Korea)

^o National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

^p Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Device associated infections; Healthcare associated infection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KOREAN NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MORBIDITY; TREND STUDY; URINARY CATHETER; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; INCIDENCE; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84938290329     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.06.002     Document Type: Article

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