Influence of matching for exposure time on estimates of attributable mortality caused by nosocomial bacteremia in critically ill patients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 352-356

  Blot, Stijn ^a   De Bacquer, Dirk ^b   Hoste, Eric ^a   Depuydt, Pieter ^a   Vandewoude, Koenraad ^a   De Waele, Jan ^a   Benoit, Dominique ^a   De Schuijmer, Johan ^a   Colardyn, Francis ^a   Vogelaers, Dirk ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPOSURE TIME; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; BELGIUM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 20244364842     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502551     Document Type: Article

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