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Infections associated with indwelling devices in adult patients admitted to medical intensive care units /

May Abdelfattah Hassan Mohammad

Infections associated with indwelling devices in adult patients admitted to medical intensive care units / العدوى المصاحبه للأجهزه التداخليه الثابته للمرضى البالغين بالرعايات المركزه الباطنيه May Abdelfattah Hassan Mohammad ; Supervised Amani Elkholy , Iman Kamal Behiry , Mervat Gaber Elanany - Cairo : May Abdelfattah Hassan Mohammad , 2012 - 155 P. : charts ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology

The HAIs constitute a serious problem in healtheare services as they are common causes of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients. Currently, between 5% and 10% of patients admitted to acute care hospitals acquire at least one infection. HAIs may be attributed to by host, microbial and environmental factors



Antimicrobial resistance Blood stream infection Coronary care ICU