In:
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, Escola de Enfoermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa, Vol. 6, No. 2 ( 2007-08-09)
Abstract:
The Intensive Care Units represent an important and indispensable part of the modern medicine, for offering services to critically sick patients, using specialized human resources and advanced technology. In this study it was aimed to determine the incidence of the nosocomial infection, its possible relationship with the occurrence of the colonization by resistant microorganisms, the main agents of that colonization, and the mortality rate in that unit. It was a prospective and descriptive study, from August 2005 to July 2006. The data were collected from medical records and consultation to the microbiologic database. The global infection rate was 23,8%, the colonization for resistant microorganisms contributed to the development of infection (RR=6,8 [4,8-9,6], p
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1676-4285
DOI:
10.17665/1676-4285.2007v6n2
DOI:
10.17665/1676-4285.2007837
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Escola de Enfoermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa
Publication Date:
2007
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2133503-5
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