The impact of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 174-177

  Wenzel, Richard P ^a   Edmond, Michael B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035038592     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0702.010203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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