Background Has either the underlying risk or the mortality incidence among ICU patients
receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) in the literature changed in recent decades …

Abstract Although only 5–10% of all hospitalized patients are treated in ICUs, they account
for approximately 25% of all nosocomial infections, and the incidence of nosocomial …

Nosocomial infections (NIs) now concern 5 to 15% of hospitalized patients and can lead to
complications in 25 to 33% of those patients admitted to ICUs. The most common causes are …

Recent studies have contributed to our understanding of the risk factors and the impact of
nosocomial infections in the ICU, allowing a more rational approach to the prevention of …

There is currently enormous interest in the field of infection control in ICU patients. Experts in
this field are aiming to summarize existing knowledge on decreasing nosocomial infection …

It is estimated that only 5% to 10% of all hospital beds are in intensive care units (ICUs) but
that nosocomial infections in ICU patients account for over 20% of all infections acquired in …

Nosocomial infections are by far the most common complications affecting hospitalized
patients [1]. Ventilatorassociated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent infectious …

Methods The hospital infection surveillance system (KISS= Krankenhaus-Infektions-
Surveillance-System) started in Germany in January 1997 as a nationwide surveillance …

Traditional infection control measures in intensive care units (ICUs) have been directed at
limiting person to person spread of infection and improving care of invasive devices. These …

Patients in an ICU are at increased risk for a nosocomial infection. Infection control practices
to reduce these risks have often been based on scant information. A recent trend to base …