Risk factors for death in a cohort of patients with and without healthcare-associated infections in Finnish acute care hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 353-360

  Kanerva, M ^a,b   Ollgren, J ^a   Virtanen, M J ^a   Lyytikainen O ^a   on behalf of the Prevalence Survey Study Group, ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Charlson; Comorbidity; Healthcare associated infection; McCabe; Risk of death

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 56249109437     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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