Decreasing incidence rates of bacteremia: A 9-year population-based study

Journal of Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-59

  Nielsen, S L ^a   Pedersen, C ^a   Jensen, T G ^a   Gradel, K O ^a,b   Kolmos, H J ^a   Lassen, A T ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Community acquired; Cross infection; Epidemiology; Microbiology; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; DENMARK; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREND STUDY; BACTERIA; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901975503     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2014.01.014     Document Type: Article

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