The impact of nosocomial infections on patient outcomes following cardiac surgery

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 666-675

  Kollef, M H ^a   Sharpless, L ^a   Vlasnik, J ^a   Pasque, C ^a   Murphy, D ^a   Fraser, V J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Cardiac surgery; Intensive care; Nosocomial infection; Outcomes; Pneumonia; Urinary tract infection; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WOUND; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030860389     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.3.666     Document Type: Article

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