Linked Life Data

11688540

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/11688540

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-1
pubmed:abstractText
While Gram-negative bacteria remain a leading cause of nosocomial infections such as ventilator-associated pneumonia and catheter-associated urinary tract infections, Gram-positive cocci are now responsible for a large majority of surgical site and bloodstream infections. A shift has occurred during the last decade and multidrug-resistant micro-organisms have become predominant in most referral centers. Severe infections with Gram-positive micro-organisms such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and, more recently, glycopeptide intermediate S. aureus are now regularly reported to be associated with increased morbidity and represent a true health problem in many institutions. The importance of nonantimicrobial measures to prevent infections and further spread is reviewed in this paper. New evidence of the effectiveness of basic infection control measures that have been regarded of little importance during the last two decades by the exponential progress of technologically sophisticated medicine, is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1198-743X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7 Suppl 4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
91-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Nonantibibiotic measures for the prevention of Gram-positive infections.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Geneva Hospitals, Switzerland. philippe.eggimann@hcuge.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review