Prevalence and Outcomes of Infection Among Patients in Intensive Care Units in 2017

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Authors

Jean‐Louis Vincent · Université Libre de Bruxelles

Yasser Sakr · Jena University Hospital

Mervyn Singer · Bury College

Ignacio Martín‐Loeches · Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias

Flávia Ribeiro Machado · Universidade Federal de São Paulo

John C. Marshall · St. Michael's Hospital

Simon Finfer

Abstract

In a worldwide sample of patients admitted to ICUs in September 2017, the prevalence of suspected or proven infection was high, with a substantial risk of in-hospital mortality.

Topics & Keywords

Nosocomial Infections in ICU Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Antibiotic Use and Resistance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 323, Issue 15, pp. 1478-1478

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.2717

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