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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
In a three-year prospective investigation, a total of 6,952 patients were investigated prospectively in nine intensive care wards and their rate of nosocomial infections was analysed. The frequency of the nosocomial infections varied between 3% and 27%. The most frequent nosocomial infections were urinary tract infections, sepsis, infections of the skin and of the subcutaneous tissue, pneumonia and wound infections. The most frequent causes of sepsis were ventilation pneumonia, venous catheters, wound infections and urinary tract infections. The pathogen spectrum was analysed. By specific control of infection with employment of an infection control nurse, the frequency of nosocomial infections on intensive care wards was lowered from 17.2% to 14.3% within one year in one of the hospitals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0342-4642
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Nosocomial infections in intensive care wards: a multicenter prospective study.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article