A one-day point prevalence of infection analysis was undertaken in 1417 intensive care
units (ICUs)(10,038 patients) in 17 western European countries. The prevalence of ICU …

Patients admitted to ICUs are at the greatest risk of acquiring nosocomial infections, partly
because of their serious underlying disease, but also by exposure to life-saving invasive …

In order to determine the prevalence of intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infection at ICUs
in Turkey and to identify associated risk factors, predominant infecting organisms and …

Objective.—To determine the prevalence of intensive care unit (ICU)—acquired infections
and the risk factors for these infections, identify the predominant infecting organisms, and …

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 …

Objectives: To examine the incidence of infections and to describe them and their outcome
in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Design and setting: International prospective cohort …

In this prospective study, 93 intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections seen in 131 ICU
patients were evaluated. Infection rates were found to be 70.9 in 100 patients and 56.2 in …

To determine the distribution of pathogens causing nosocomial infections in United States
hospitals, we analysed data from the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) …

Objective We aimed to compare the features of intensive care units (ICUs), their
antimicrobial resistance patterns, infection control policies, and distribution of infectious …

No. of discharges 5 374 1578 2441 No. of patients with nosocomial infections (%) 670 113
440 (12.5070)(7.2%)(18.0%)% of patients with urinary tract infections 26.7 45.0 25.2 …