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Healthcare-associated infection: do doctors recognize this group of patients?

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

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Traditionally infections are divided into community acquired (CAI) or hospital acquired (HAI). The authors study the association between healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) and inappropriate antibiotic therapy and hospital mortality. …

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Title: Healthcare-associated infection: do doctors recognize this group of patients?
Authors: T 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/cc9635

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