Importance Infection is frequent among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Contemporary information about the types of infections, causative pathogens, and outcomes …

Context Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units (ICUs)
worldwide. However, relatively little information is available about the global epidemiology …

Background The International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium has found a high
ICU mortality rate. Our aim was to identify all-cause mortality risk factors in ICU-patients …

Infections acquired in the intensive care unit (ICU) are associated with significant morbidity
and mortality. Using surveillance data collected in the United States and internationally, we …

Objective: The first 70 years of critical care can be considered a period of “industrial
revolution-like” advancement in terms of progressing the understanding and care of critical …

Importance Sepsis is considered to induce immune suppression, leading to increased
susceptibility to secondary infections with associated late mortality. Objective To determine …

Introduction The aim of this study was to elucidate the impact of intensive care unit (ICU)-
acquired infection on hospital mortality. Methods Patients with a longer than 48 hour stay in …

Objective Nosocomial infections still present a major problem in intensive care units (ICUs),
accounting for prolonged ICU and hospital stays and worsened outcomes. There exist …

Objective: To determine the 1-day prevalence of community-acquired, hospital-acquired, or
intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections in Mexican ICUs. To identify associated risk …

Background: Nosocomial infections are an important public health problem in many
developing countries, particularly in the intensive care unit (ICU). Limited data exists on the …