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

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

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

Author(s) -

M. Garrouste-Orgeas,

J. F. Timsit,

Muriel Tafflet,

Benoît Misset,

J.-R. Zahar,

Lilia Soufir,

T. Lazard,

Sarah Jamali,

Bruno Mourvillier,

Yves Cohen,

Arnaud de Lassence,

E. Azoulay,

C. Cheval,

A. Descorps-Declère,

Christophe Adrie,

Marie Alyette Costa de Beauregard,

Jean Carlet

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/500318

Subject(s) - medicine , bloodstream infection , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , intensive care , bacteremia , emergency medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

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.

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