Attributable morbidity and mortality of catheter-related septicemia in critically ill patients: A matched, risk-adjusted, cohort study

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 396-401

  Soufir, Lilia ^b   Timsit, Jean François ^a,b   Mahe, Cédric ^c   Carlet, Jean ^b   Regnier, Bernard ^a   Chevret, Sylvie ^c  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APACHE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS;

APACHE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MYCOSES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 0033144325     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501639     Document Type: Article

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