Nosocomial infections in intensive care

The objectives of this thesis are : 1) To provide a review of the literature on the significance, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of secondary infections in the Intensive Care Unit. 2) To present the findings of a study of the technique of selective parenteral and enteral antisepsis regimen (SPEAR) in the patient population of the Respiratory ICU at Groote Schuur Hospital, aimed at reducing the incidence of secondary infection and, further to evaluate the study in terms of the effect of SPEAR on the incidence of secondary infection and its influence on the mortality due to secondary infection. 3) To present the findings of the effect of SPEAR on patient bacterial colonisation in the ICU, and to evaluate its longterm influence on the microbial flora of the ICU.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Division of Medical Microbiology

Year dc:date.issued

1993

Author dc:creator

• Hammond, Janet Margaret Justine

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Potgieter, Peter
• Forder, A A

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26477

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/26477