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Increasing incidence of hospital-acquired and healthcare-associated bacteremia in northeast Thailand: a multicenter surveillance study

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Background Little is known about the epidemiology of nosocomial bloodstream infections in public hospitals in developing countries. We evaluated trends in incidence of hospital-acquired bacteremia (HAB) and healthcare-associated bacteremia (HCAB) and associated mortality in a developing country using routinely available databases. Methods Information from the microbiology and hospital databases of 10 provincial hospitals in northeast Thailand was linked with the national death registry for 20...

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Published
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10.1371/journal.pone.0109324

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PLoS ONE Journal website
Volume:
9
Issue:
10
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ARTN e109324
Publication date:
2014-10-13
Acceptance date:
2014-08-31
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EISSN:
1932-6203
ISSN:
1932-6203
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English
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pubs:486665
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486665
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2014-10-26

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