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Extending the classification of healthcare-associated bloodstream infection to other main foci: respiratory, urinary and intra-abdominal

Authors: C Cardoso, O Ribeiro, I Aragão, A Costa-Pereira, A Sarmento

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) is a growing phenomena associated with the increase of the outpatient clinical care. Friedman in 2002 proposed a new classification for healthcare-associated bloodstream infections, suggesting that they are different from nosocomial and community-acquired infections [1]. The authors extend this classification to other main focus of infection: respiratory, urinary and intra-abdominal. …

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Title: Extending the classification of healthcare-associated bloodstream infection to other main foci: respiratory, urinary and intra-abdominal
Authors: C Cardoso
O Ribeiro
I Aragão
A Costa-Pereira
A Sarmento
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9634

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