Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in US Hospitals: Analysis of 24,179 Cases from a Prospective Nationwide Surveillance Study

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Authors

Hilmar Wisplinghoff · University of Cologne

Thomas Bischoff · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Sandra Tallent · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Harald Seifert · University of Cologne

Richard P. Wenzel · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Michael B. Edmond · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Abstract

In this study, one of the largest multicenter studies performed to date, we found that the proportion of nosocomial BSIs due to antibiotic-resistant organisms is increasing in US hospitals.

Topics & Keywords

Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Nosocomial Infections in ICU

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 39, Issue 3, pp. 309-317

DOI: 10.1086/421946

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