Increased risk of bloodstream and urinary infections in intensive care unit (ICU) patients compared with patients fitting ICU admission criteria treated in regular wards.

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Published in J Hosp Infect on April 01, 2005

Authors

G Mnatzaganian1, N Galai, C L Sprung, Y Zitser-Gurevich, M Mandel, D Ben-Hur, G Gurman, M Klein, A Lev, L Levi, Y Bar-Lavi, F Zveibil, E Simchen

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1: Department of Health Services Research, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 1176, Jerusalem 91010, Israel.

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