Who Comes to the Emergency Room with an Infection from a Long-term Care Hospital? A Retrospective Study Based on a Medical Record Review
Summary: Purpose: Health care–associated infections increase disease prevalence and mortality and are the main reason for the hospitalization of the elderly. However, the management of underlying infections in patients hospitalized in long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) is insufficient, and the transf...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | Asian Nursing Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131718301245 |