Open AccessHospital Acquired Infections: Preventable Cause of Mortality in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Author(s) -
Sanjeev Lalwani,
Parul Punia,
Purva Mathur,
Vivek Trikha,
Gurudutta Satyarthee,
Mahesh Chandra Misra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of laboratory physicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-7826
pISSN - 0974-2727
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2727.129089
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , spinal cord injury , cause of death , urinary system , bacteremia , meningitis , acinetobacter baumannii , surgery , pseudomonas aeruginosa , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , spinal cord , antibiotics , genetics , psychiatry , bacteria , biology
There is an alarming rate of morbidity and mortality observed in the trauma victims who suffer spinal cord injuries (SCI). Such patients are admitted immediately and stay for longer periods of time and thus are at risk of acquiring nosocomial infections.