Nosocomial infections affect about 30% of patients in intensive-care units and are
associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Several risk factors have been identified …

Context Clinicians order blood cultures liberally among patients in whom bacteremia is
suspected, though a small proportion of blood cultures yield true-positive results. Ordering …

Guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention, and management of persons with catheter-
associated urinary tract infection (CA-UTI), both symptomatic and asymptomatic, were …

Background: The increased morbidity and mortality associated with nosocomial infections in
the intensive care unit (ICU) is a matter of serious concern today. Aims: To determine the …

Indwelling vascular catheters are a leading source of bloodstream infections in critically ill
patients and cancer patients. Because clinical diagnostic criteria are either insensitive or …

Vancomcyin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have emerged as nosocomial pathogens in the
past 10 years, causing epidemiological controversy. In the USA, colonisation with VRE is …

BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common problem in the elderly
population. The spectrum of disease varies from a relatively benign cystitis to potentially life …

The cephalosporin antibiotics have become a major part of the antibiotic formulary for
hospitals in affluent countries. They are prescribed for a wide variety of infections every day …

Objective To determine epidemiology and risk factors for nosocomial infections in intensive
care unit (ICU). Design Prospective incidence survey. Setting An adult general ICU in a …

It remains controversial whether combination therapy, given empirically or as definitive
treatment, for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia is associated with a better outcome …