Nosocomial Infection: Causes Treatment and Management
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[Nosocomial infection and multiple causes of death].
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possibility for collecting data on nosocomial infections by means of death certificates. METHODS The medical charts of children who died after 48 hours of their admission to a pediatric hospital were revised to get information about the causes of death. Death certificates were also revised to verify whether they were properly filled out....
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2642-1747
DOI: 10.34297/ajbsr.2019.05.000901