International Study of the Prevalence and Outcomes of Infection in Intensive Care Units

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Authors

Jean‐Louis Vincent · Université Libre de Bruxelles

Abstract

Infections are common in patients in contemporary ICUs, and risk of infection increases with duration of ICU stay. In this large cohort, infection was independently associated with an increased risk of hospital death.

Topics & Keywords

Nosocomial Infections in ICU Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 302, Issue 21, pp. 2323-2323

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1754

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