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Influence of a patient transfer network of US inpatient facilities on the incidence of nosocomial infections

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are a substantial source of morbidity and mortality and have a common reservoir in inpatient settings. Transferring patients between facilities could be a mechanism for the spread of these infections. We wanted to assess whether a network of hospitals, linke...

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Autores principales: Fernández-Gracia, Juan, Onnela, Jukka-Pekka, Barnett, Michael L., Eguíluz, Víctor M., Christakis, Nicholas A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5462812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28592870
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02245-7