Nosocomial bloodstream infections. Secular trends in rates, mortality, and contribution to total hospital deaths
Pittet D;Wenzel RP;;
archives of internal medicine1995Vol. 155pp. -
239
d1995archivesnosocomial
Abstract
The incidence, the etiologic fraction, and the population-attributable risk for death among patients experiencing nosocomial bloodstream infections increased progressively during the last decade.