Management of infections in critically ill returning travellers in the intensive care unit—I: considerations on infection control and transmission of resistance

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue , 2016, Pages 113-117

  Leblebicioglu, Hakan ^g   Rodriguez Morales, Alfonso J ^b   Rossolini, Gian Maria ^c,d   López Vélez, Rogelio ^e   Zahar, Jean Ralph ^f   Rello, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^g ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ICU; Infection control; Migrant; Resistance; Traveller

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; REVIEW; TRAVEL; TROPICAL DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EPIDEMIC; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; TRAVEL;

EID: 84969601851     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.04.019     Document Type: Review

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