Application of control measures for infections caused by multi-resistant gram-negative bacteria in intensive care unit patients

Application of control measures for infections caused by multi-resistant gram-negative bacteria in intensive care unit patients

Multi-resistant gram-negative rods are important pathogens in intensive care units (ICU), cause high rates of mortality, and need infection control measures to avoid spread to another patients. This study was undertaken prospectively with all of the patients hospitalized at ICU, Anesthesiology of th...

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Main Authors: Sinaida Teixeira Martins, Marina Moreira, Guilherme Henrique Campos Furtado, Cristiane Grande Jimenez Marino, Flávia Ribeiro Machado, Sergio Barsanti Wey, Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2004-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
intensive care unit infections
multi-resistant gram-negative bacteria
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Acinetobacter baumannii
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