Epidemiological study of secondary bloodstream infections: The forgotten issue

• Main Authors: Laura Sante (Author), Armando Aguirre-Jaime (Author), Maria Antonia Miguel (Author), María José Ramos (Author), Yanet Pedroso (Author), María Lecuona (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Secondary bacteraemia infections (SBI) are poorly studied. We analyse the epidemiology of nosocomial SBI, potential risk factors and mortality of affected patients. Methods: Prospective study of patients with bacteraemia from 2009 to 2014 in a tertiary hospital. For each SBI was recorded:...