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December 1, 2009JAMA3,660 citationsOpen Access

International Study of the Prevalence and Outcomes of Infection in Intensive Care Units

JVJean‐Louis Vincent

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Infections are common in patients in contemporary ICUs, and risk of infection increases with duration of ICU stay. In this large cohort, infection was independently associated with an increased risk of hospital death.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69da10cd2a25b240b7a3e227https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1754
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