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Hospital Acquired Infections: Preventable Cause of Mortality in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

BACKGROUND: There is an alarming rate of morbidity and mortality observed in the trauma victims who suffer spinal cord injuries (SCI). Such patients are admitted immediately and stay for longer periods of time and thus are at risk of acquiring nosocomial infections. AIMS: The aim of this study is to...

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Autores principales:	Lalwani, Sanjeev, Punia, Parul, Mathur, Purva, Trikha, Vivek, Satyarthee, Gurudutta, Misra, Mahesh C
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3969640/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24695997 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2727.129089

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