title: European Nosocomial Infection Survey: analysis of Irish data. Irish Intensive Care Nosocomial Pneumonia Survey Group.
abstract: The European Nosocomial Infection Survey enrolled 9127 patients in 14 countries providing epidemiological data on pneumonia in 325 Intensive Care Units (ICU). Ten ICUs took part in Ireland recruiting 205 patients. Using strict diagnostic criteria, the pneumonia rate for the Irish group was 11.7%; European-wide it was of 11.8%. The ICU mortality Ireland was 14.2%, in the overall survey it was 14.3%. The pneumonia mortality rate in the overall survey was 30%.
authors.affiliation: Beaumont Hospital.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hone
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Phelan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fabry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate