Healthcare-associated infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients: risk factors and impact on outcome
Author(s) -
Elisa Teixeira Mendes,
Frederico Luiz Dulley,
Mariusa Basso,
Marjorie Vieira Batista,
Fábio Luiz Coracin,
Thaís Guimarães,
Maria Aparecida ShikanaiYasuda,
Anna S. Levin,
Sílvia Figueiredo Costa
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.01.015
Subject(s) - neutropenia , medicine , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , bacteremia , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , transplantation , retrospective cohort study , aspergillosis , confidence interval , immunology , antibiotics , biology , chemotherapy , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , optics
The objective of this study was to analyze the incidence of and risk factors for healthcare-associated infections (HAI) among hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients, and the impact of such infections on mortality during hospitalization.
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