Aspergillosis in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients: epidemiology and economic outcomes
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Aspergillosis in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients: epidemiology and economic outcomes
BACKGROUND Few data are available regarding the epidemiology of invasive aspergillosis (IA) in ICU patients. The aim of this study was to examine epidemiology and economic outcomes (length of stay, hospital costs) among ICU patients with IA who lack traditional risk factors for IA, such as cancer, transplants, neutropenia or HIV infection. METHODS Retrospective cohort study using Premier Inc....
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-29