Risk of infection following a visit to the emergency department: A cohort study

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Quach, Caroline ^a,b   McArthur, Margaret ^c   McGeer, Allison ^c   Li, Lynne ^a   Simor, Andrew ^c   Dionne, Marc ^b   Lévesque, Edith ^d   Tremblay, Lucie ^e  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Department of Microbiology   (Canada)

^e Maimonides Geriatric Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX 6.1; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84863230446     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110372     Document Type: Article

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