Patients hospitalized in ICUs are 5 to 10 times more likely to acquire nosocomial infections
than other hospital patients. The frequency of infections at different anatomic sites and the …

As the treatment of many patients shifts from the hospital setting to home or other alternative
health care settings, health care delivery in the intensive care unit (ICU) continues to face …

The unique nature of the intensive care unit (ICU) environment makes this part of the
hospital a focus for the emergence and spread of many antimicrobial-resistant pathogens …

Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are a small subgroup of all hospitalized patients, but
they account for approximately 25% of all hospital infections. Nosocomial infection rates …

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 …

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 …

Patients often are admitted to the ICU for treatment of community-acquired or hospital-
acquired infections, and many other patients require treatment for nosocomial infections …

Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as an important determinant of outcome for patients in
the intensive care unit (ICU). This is largely due to the administration of inadequate …

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 …

Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) occur in 5%–10% of patients admitted to hospitals in the
United States, and HAIs remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Patients admitted …