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Titre :	Nosocomial infections in adult intensive-care units. (2003)
Auteurs :	VINCENT (Jean-Louis) : BEL. Department of Intensive Care. Erasme Hospital. Free University of Brussels. Brussels.
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Lancet (The) (vol. 361, n° 9374, 2003)
Pagination :	2068-2077
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Soins intensifs ; Infection nosocomiale ; Physiopathologie ; Epidémiologie ; Facteur risque ; Etiologie ; Homme
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS agR0xDoP. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Nosocomial infections affect about 30% of patients In intensive-care units and are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Several risk factors have been Identified, including the use of catheters and other Invasive equipment, and certain groups of patients-eg, those with trauma or bums-are recognised as being more susceptible to nosocomial infection than others. Awareness of these factors and adherence to simple preventive measures, such as adequate hand hygiene, can limit the burden of disease. Management of nosocomial Infection relies on adequate and appropriate antibiotic therapy, which should be selected after discussion with infectious-disease specialists and adapted as microbiological data become available.

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