International nosocomial infection control consortium findings of device-associated infections rate in an intensive care unit of a Lebanese university hospital

International nosocomial infection control consortium findings of device-associated infections rate in an intensive care unit of a Lebanese university hospital

Objectives: To determine the rates of device-associated healthcare-associated infections (DA-HAI), microbiological profile, bacterial resistance, length of stay (LOS), excess mortality and hand hygiene compliance in one intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital member of the International Infection Co...

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Main Authors: S S Kanj, Z A Kanafani, N Sidani, L Alamuddin, N Zahreddine, V D Rosenthal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Catheter associated urinary tract infection
Central line associated bloodstream infection
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Intensive care unit
Lebanon
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium
Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2012;volume=4;issue=1;spage=15;epage=21;aulast=Kanj

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