Excess Risk of Death from Intensive Care Unit--Acquired Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections: A Reappraisal

Garrouste-Orgeas, M.; F. Timsit, J.; Tafflet, Muriel; Misset, Benoît; Zahar, J.-R.; Soufir, Lilia; Lazard, T.; Jamali, Sarah; Mourvillier, Bruno; Cohen, Yves; de Lassence, Arnaud; Azoulay, E.; Cheval, C.; Descorps-Declère, A.; Adrie, Christophe; Alyette Costa de Beauregard, Marie; Carlet, Jean; behalf of the OUTCOMEREA Study Group, on

doi:10.1086/500318

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Excess Risk of Death from Intensive Care Unit--Acquired Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections: A Reappraisal

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Mar 17, 2006

Authors:

M. Garrouste-Orgeas

J. F. Timsit

Muriel Tafflet

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Overall rates of bloodstream infection (BSI) are often used as quality indicators in intensive care units (ICUs). We investigated whether ICU-acquired BSI increased mortality (by > or = 10%) after adjustment for severity of infection at ICU admission and during the pre-BSI stay. METHODS:...

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Medicine

Bloodstream infection

Intensive care unit

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