Bacterial Resistance and Mortality in an Intensive Care Unit Resistencia bacteriana y mortalidad en un Centro de Terapia Intensiva Resistência bacteriana e mortalidade em um centro de terapia intensiva

• Main Authors: Adriana Cristina de Oliveira (Author), Rafael Souza Silva (Author), Mario E. Piscoya Díaz (Author), Robert Aldo Iquiapaza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The goal was to identify risk factors for healthcare-associated infections by resistant microorganisms and patient mortality in an Intensive Care Unit. A prospective and descriptive epidemiological research was conducted from 2005 till 2008, involving 2300 patients. Descriptive statistics, bivariate...