Secular trends in nosocomial bloodstream infections: antibiotic-resistant bacteria increase the total burden of infection.

BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether rising incidence rates of nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) replace antibiotic-susceptible bacteria (ASB), leaving the total BSI rate unaffected. METHODS: We investigated temporal trends in annual incidence densi...

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Main Authors:	Ammerlaan, H, Harbarth, S, Buiting, A, Crook, D, Fitzpatrick, F, Hanberger, H, Herwaldt, L, van Keulen, P, Kluytmans, J, Kola, A, Kuchenbecker, R, Lingaas, E, Meessen, N, Morris-Downes, M, Pottinger, J, Rohner, P, dos Santos, R, Seifert, H, Wisplinghoff, H, Ziesing, S, Walker, A, Bonten, M
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2013

Secular trends in nosocomial bloodstream infections: antibiotic-resistant bacteria increase the total burden of infection.

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