The Prevalence of Health Care-Associated Infections and Risk Factors in a University Hospital

Autor: Aušra Macijauskienė, Zita Gierasimovič, Daiva Petruševičienė, Greta Gailienė
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Medicina; Volume 48; Issue 8; Pages: 59
Medicina, Kaunas : Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas, 2012, t. 48, Nr. 8, p. 399-403
ISSN: 1648-9144
1010-660X
Popis: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of health care-associated infections, risk factors, and antimicrobial use. Material and Methods. The study was carried out as a point-prevalence study in acute care wards, i.e., intensive care, surgical, and medical wards, at Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos in April 2010. The study variables included the patient’s general data, indwelling devices, surgery, infection and its microbiological investigation, and antimicrobial use. All the variables that were logically related or had a P value of
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