Article
Clinical and microbiological features of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients hospitalized in intensive care units.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Matos Eliseth Costa Oliveira de, Matos Haroldo José de, Conceição Marília Lima, Rodrigues Yan Corrêa, Carneiro Irna Carla do Rosário Souza, Lima Karla Valéria Batista
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The spread of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Brazilian hospitals has greatly impacted upon the morbidity and mortality of individuals in intensive care units. Given the lack of information regarding the dynamics of multidrug resistance in northern Brazil, we analyzed the clinical and microbiological features of nosocomial infections caused by P. aeruginosa. METHODS: Between January...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Brazil
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cohort Studies
- Cross Infection
- Drug Resistance, Multiple
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant