Case validation of bloodstream infections with an antibiotic-resistant organism

• Main Authors: Jennifer Ellison (Author), Blanda Chow (Author), Andrea Howatt (Author), Logan Armstrong (Author), Ted Pfister (Author), Zhe Lu (Author), Kathryn Bush (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in severely ill patients, contributing to increased length of hospital stay and higher cost of care. Alberta Health Services Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) conducts inpatient surveillance of new episo...