Clinical infectious outcomes associated with biofilm-related bacterial infections: A retrospective chart review

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Barsoumian, Alice E ^a   Mende, Katrin ^a,b   Sanchez, Carlos J ^c   Beckius, Miriam L ^a   Wenke, Joseph C ^c   Murray, Clinton K ^a   Akers, Kevin S ^a,c  

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Burn; Chronic infections; Risk factors; Trauma related infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BATTLE INJURY; BIOFILM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REINFECTION; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOFILMS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84938998236     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0972-2     Document Type: Article

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