Open AccessReduction of urinary tract infections acquired in an intensive care unit during a 10-year surveillance program
Author(s) -
Philippe Vanhems,
D Baratin,
Nicolas Voirin,
Anne Savey,
Emmanuelle Caillat-Vallet,
M.-H. Metzger,
Alain Lepape
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.825
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1573-7284
pISSN - 0393-2990
DOI - 10.1007/s10654-008-9270-2
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary system , epidemiology , intensive care unit , catheter , infection control , intensive care medicine , intensive care , emergency medicine , urinary catheterization , prospective cohort study , urinary catheter , surgery
To describe trends of urinary catheter-related infections (UCRIs) acquired by patients hospitalized in intensive care units (ICU) in relation with an infection control program.
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