TY - BOOK AU - May Abdelfattah Hassan Mohammad AU - Amani Elkholy , AU - Iman Kamal Behiry , AU - Mervat Gaber Elanany , TI - Infections associated with indwelling devices in adult patients admitted to medical intensive care units / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - May Abdelfattah Hassan Mohammad , KW - Antimicrobial resistance KW - Blood stream infection KW - Coronary care ICU N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 ER -