Rationale for and protocol of a multi-national population-based bacteremia surveillance collaborative

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bloodstream infections are frequent causes of human illness and cause major morbidity and death. In order to best define the epidemiology of these infections and to track changes in occurrence, adverse outcome, and resistance rates o...

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Main Authors: Church Deirdre L, Collignon Peter, Galbraith John, Valiquette Louis, Lyytikäinen Outi, Kennedy Karina J, Schønheyder Henrik C, Laupland Kevin B, Gregson Daniel B, Kibsey Pamela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/2/146