Gender differences in risk of bloodstream and surgical site infections

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1318-1325

  Cohen, Bevin ^a   Choi, Yoon Jeong ^a   Hyman, Sandra ^b   Furuya, E Yoko ^c   Neidell, Matthew ^d   Larson, Elaine ^a  

^a Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Antimicrobial Resistance   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^d Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

bloodstream infection; gender; healthcare associated infection; surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885183007     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2421-5     Document Type: Article

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