Epidemiology of Blood Stream Infections at a Level-1 Trauma Care Center of India

Epidemiology of Blood Stream Infections at a Level-1 Trauma Care Center of India

Purpose: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are one of the major life-threatening infections in hospitals. They are responsible for prolonged hospital stays, high healthcare costs, and significant mortality. The epidemiology of BSIs varies between hospitals necessitating analysis of local trends. Few stu...

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Main Authors: Purva Mathur, Prince Varghese, Vibhor Tak, Jacinta Gunjiyal, Sanjeev Lalwani, Subodh Kumar, Mahesh C Misra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Physicians
Subjects:
central line associated-bsi
icus
nosocomial blood stream infections
secondary bacteremia
trauma
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0974-2727.129086

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