The distinct category of healthcare associated bloodstream infections

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bloodstream infections (BSI) have been traditionally classified as either community acquired (CA) or hospital acquired (HA) in origin. However, a third category of healthcare-associated (HCA) community onset disease has been increasi...

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Main Authors: Lenz Ryan, Leal Jenine R, Church Deirdre L, Gregson Daniel B, Ross Terry, Laupland Kevin B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/85