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Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in US Hospitals: Analysis of 24,179 Cases from a Prospective Nationwide Surveillance Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2004 · Vol. 39(3) · pp. 309–317
Hilmar Wisplinghoff✉(University of Cologne)Thomas Bischoff(Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center)Sandra Tallent(Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center)Harald Seifert(University of Cologne)Richard P. Wenzel(Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center)Michael B. Edmond(Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center)
Abstract
In this study, one of the largest multicenter studies performed to date, we found that the proportion of nosocomial BSIs due to antibiotic-resistant organisms is increasing in US hospitals.
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsNosocomial Infections in ICUMedicineBloodstream infectionProspective cohort studyIntensive care medicineEmergency medicinePediatricsInternal medicine
MeSH terms
AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCandidiasisChildChild, PreschoolCross InfectionDrug Resistance, MicrobialFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedPopulation Surveillance
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- Pfizer
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