The increased risks of death and extra lengths of hospital and ICU stay from hospital-acquired bloodstream infections: A case-control study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Barnett, Adrian G ^a   Page, Katie ^a   Campbell, Megan ^a   Martin, Elizabeth ^a   Rashleigh Rolls, Rebecca ^a,b   Halton, Kate ^a   Paterson, David L ^c,d   Hall, Lisa ^a,d   Jimmieson, Nerina ^c   White, Katherine ^a   Graves, Nicholas ^a,d  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Centre for Healthcare Related Infection Surveillance and Prevention   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CALCULATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSEUDOMONAS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84887893589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003587     Document Type: Article

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