INDICATORS OF INTENSIVE CARE UNIT-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS AND MORTALITY: TRENDS IN FIVE ICUs IN CATANIA
Background: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) pose a significant clinical and economic burden worldwide. Surveillance has been associated with a reduction of HAI rates in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, although the particular reasons for this decrease are still difficult to determine. The...
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Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.embj.org/images/ISSUE_2015/Agodi_8.pdf |