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 …

Intensive care units (ICUs) are a major target for infection surveillance and control programs
within hospitals, as ICUs typically represent/0% of all hospital beds, and account for 25~ of …

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 …

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 …

Nosocomial infections continue to be significant causes of morbidity, mortality, and added
costs in the health care setting. Half of all life-threatening nosocomial bloodstream infections …

Health care delivery in the intensive care unit (ICU) has changed significantly with the aging
of the population and the shift of many patient care activities from the in-patient to the out …

Aims: NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS are one of the most important problems in health care
centers and intensive care unit patients. Developing evidence based guidelines for the …

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 …

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 …

Critically ill patients are at high risk for infection because of many factors, such as airway
instrumentation, alteration in skin integrity secondary to vascular access for monitoring and …