Trends in Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections following Health Care Restructuring in Alberta between 1999 and 2005
OBJECTIVE: A previous study at the University of Alberta Hospital/Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, revealed an increase in hospital-acquired bloodstream infection (BSI) rates associated with an increase in patient acuity during a period of public health care delivery restructuring...
Main Authors: | Mao-Cheng Lee, Lynora Saxinger, Sarah E Forgie, Geoffrey Taylor |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/123764 |
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