Risk factors for nosocomial infection in trauma patients

Several factors are implicated in the increased vulnerability of multiple trauma victims to infection, especially in intensive care-units (ICU). This cohort study was designed to report the incidence, the topography, the etiology and to identify the risk factors for infection in trauma patients admi...

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Main Authors: Heloisa Ihle Garcia Giamberardino, Eliane Pereira Cesário, Eliane Ribeiro Carmes, Rogério Andrade Mulinari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000200024&lng=en&tlng=en