Profile of micro-organisms in intensive care unit of a level-1 trauma centre: A retrospective study

Conclusions: Isolation of multi-drug resistant pathogens is common among trauma patients admitted in ICU and is associated with increased mortality and could impact on the consumption of hospital resources. The importance of high rate of fungal isolation needs to be studied among these patients.

Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - July 9, 2013 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Shefali K SharmaVijay HaddaPurvi MathurVinay GulatiChhavi Sahney Source Type: research