Epidemiological characteristics of nosocomial bloodstream infections and their causes
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[Epidemiological characteristics of nosocomial bloodstream infections and their causes].
BACKGROUND/AIM Nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSI) contribute to grater morbidity and mortality rates, as well as to increasing length of hospital stay and health care costs. All patients with nosocomial BSI identified during the one-year period were studed to identify microbiological factors associated with these infections. METHODS A one-year prospective cohort study was performed in pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Military Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal of Serbia
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0042-8450,2406-0720
DOI: 10.2298/vsp0602124s