14-Year Survey in a Swedish County Reveals a Pronounced Increase in Bloodstream Infections (BSI). Comorbidity - An Independent Risk Factor for Both BSI and Mortality.

14-Year Survey in a Swedish County Reveals a Pronounced Increase in Bloodstream Infections (BSI). Comorbidity - An Independent Risk Factor for Both BSI and Mortality.

we assessed the incidence, risk factors and outcome of BSI over a 14-year period (2000-2013) in a Swedish county.retrospective cohort study on culture confirmed BSI among patients in the county of Östergötland, Sweden, with approximately 440,000 inhabitants. A BSI was defined as either community-ons...

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Main Authors: Martin Holmbom, Christian G Giske, Mats Fredrikson, Åse Östholm Balkhed, Carina Claesson, Lennart E Nilsson, Mikael Hoffmann, Håkan Hanberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5106013?pdf=render

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