Hospital-acquired infections have profound social, economic, and personal costs to patients
in the intensive care unit (ICU). Numerous risk factors, such as poor nutrition and …

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 …

The prevention of nosocomial infections is an important aspect of patient care, particularly in
high-risk areas such as intensive care units (ICUs). Local hospital leadership needs to …

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 …

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are common in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and are
associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There has been an increasing effort to …

Hospital patients are susceptible to infection because of underlying diseases and medical
interventions such as surgery, intubation or antibiotic use, and also their exposure to …

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 …

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Hospital patients are susceptible to infection because of their underlying diseases and
medical interventions such as surgery, intubation or antibiotic use, and also their exposure …