Dementia, stroke, age, use of medical devices and antipsychotic drugs may increase the risk of nosocomial infections among elderly patients hospitalized at Neurology Clinics

Healthcare-acquired infections (HCAI) represent a major health problem worldwide. Stroke and dementia are considered risk factors for HCAI. Preliminary data suggest that use of antipsychotic drugs also increase the risk for HCAI. Here, we performed a retrospective study aimed at investigating the ma...

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Autores principales: Biscetti, Leonardo, Cameriere, Valentina, Rossi, Tommaso, Potente, Eleonora, Sabbatini, Deborah, Bollettini, Francesco, Castellani, Simona, Ferrara, Letizia, Galeazzi, Roberta, Lattanzio, Fabrizia, Di Rosa, Mirko, Foresi, Elisa, Pelliccioni, Giuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10618180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37907588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46102-2

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