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