Additional risk factors for infection by multidrug-resistant pathogens in healthcare-associated infection: a large cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a lack of consensus regarding the definition of risk factors for healthcare-associated infection (HCAI). The purpose of this study was to identify additional risk factors for HCAI, which are not included in the current defin...

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Main Authors: Cardoso Teresa, Ribeiro Orquídea, Aragão Irene César, Costa-Pereira Altamiro, Sarmento António Eugénio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/375