Open AccessHealth-care-associated infections: Risk factors and epidemiology from an intensive care unit in Northern India
Author(s) -
Priya Datta,
Hena Rani,
Rajni Chauhan,
Satinder Gombar,
Jagdish Chander
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.126785
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , epidemiology , intensive care , urinary system , intensive care medicine , acinetobacter , emergency medicine , prospective cohort study , ventilator associated pneumonia , bacteremia , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Health-care-associated infection is a key factor determining the clinical outcome among patients admitted in critical care areas. The objective of the study was to ascertain the epidemiology and risk factors of health-care-associated infections in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in a tertiary care hospital.