Nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 598-602

  Trubiano, Jason A ^a   Padiglione, Alexander A ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catheter related infections; cross infection; intensive care; nosocomial infections; urinary tract infections; ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS CULTURE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY CATHETER; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84960928138     PISSN: 14720299     EISSN: 18787584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2015.09.010     Document Type: Review

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