Mortality attributable to hospital acquired infections with multidrug-resistant bacteria in a large group of German hospitals

Background: According to extrapolations, around 35,000 patients in Germany develop hospital acquired infections (HAI) with a multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) every year, and about 1500 of them die. Previous estimations were based on laboratory data and prevalence studies. Aim of this study was to...

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Main Authors: Alicia Neubeiser, Marzia Bonsignore, Sascha Tafelski, Christof Alefelder, Karin Schwegmann, Henning Rüden, Christine Geffers, Irit Nachtigall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119302606