title: Nosocomial infections in an intensive care unit.
abstract: A total of 676 patients were admitted to the intensive care unit, University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur between January 1989 and March 1990. Fifty-one hospital-acquired infections were recorded, giving a rate of 7.6%. The most frequent site of infection was the respiratory tract (41.2%), followed by the urinary tract (27.5%). Most of the pathogens were gram-negative bacilli (71%). The three most common pathogens were Klebsiella species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya.
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Hanifah
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Yusof
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008296:Malaysia