Incidence, microbiological profile of nosocomial infections, and their antibiotic resistance patterns in a high volume Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Incidence, microbiological profile of nosocomial infections, and their antibiotic resistance patterns in a high volume Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Background: Nosocomial infections (NIs) in the postoperative period not only increase morbidity and mortality, but also impose a significant economic burden on the health care infrastructure. This retrospective study was undertaken to (a) evaluate the incidence, characteristics, risk factors and out...

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Main Authors: Manoj Kumar Sahu, Bharat Siddharth, Arin Choudhury, Sreenivas Vishnubhatla, Sarvesh Pal Singh, Ramesh Menon, Poonam Malhotra Kapoor, Sachin Talwar, Shiv Choudhary, Balram Airan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit; Microbiological profile and antibiotic resistance patterns; Nosocomial infection
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2016;volume=19;issue=2;spage=281;epage=287;aulast=Sahu

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