Infections and antimicrobial resistance in an adult intensive care unit in a Brazilian hospital and the influence of drug resistance on the thirty-day mortality among patients with bloodstream infections

Infections and antimicrobial resistance in an adult intensive care unit in a Brazilian hospital and the influence of drug resistance on the thirty-day mortality among patients with bloodstream infections

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The present study aimed to determine the incidence of health care-associated infections (HCAIs) and identify the main resistant microorganisms in intensive care unit (ICU) patients in a Brazilian university hospital. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a...

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Main Authors: Sebastiana Silva Sabino, Caio Augusto de Lima, Luiz Gustavo Machado, Paola Amaral de Campos, Astrídia Marília de Souza Fontes, Paulo Pinto Gontijo-Filho, Rosineide Marques Ribas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Intensive care unit
Infections associated with health care
Multidrug-resistant organism
Bloodstream infections
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