Open AccessImpact on Morbidity, Mortality, and Length of Stay of Hospital-Acquired Infections by Resistant Microorganisms
Author(s) -
J Villar,
Carlos Aibar Remón,
Purificación Prieto-Andrés,
Rosa Mareca-Doñate,
J. Moliner-Lahoz
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.1093/cid/cix411
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , hazard ratio , confidence interval , emergency department , retrospective cohort study , mortality rate , emergency medicine , psychiatry
Infections by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are a global threat and are particularly common in hospitals. This study was performed to assess the impact of hospital-acquired infections caused by MDROs on morbidity, mortality, and length of hospital stay.
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