The potential influence of common viral infections diagnosed during hospitalization among critically ill patients in the United States.

Viruses are the most common source of infection among immunocompetent individuals, yet they are not considered a clinically meaningful risk factor among the critically ill. This work examines the association of viral infections diagnosed during the hospital stay or not documented as present on admis...

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Main Authors: Makesha Miggins, Anjum Hasan, Samuel Hohmann, Frederick Southwick, George Casella, Denise Schain, Huazhi Liu, Azra Bihorac, Lyle Moldawer, Philip Efron, Darwin Ang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3091021?pdf=render