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Estimating extra length of stay due to healthcare-associated infections before and after implementation of a hospital-wide infection control program

INTRODUCTION: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major health concern and have substantial effects on morbidity and mortality and increase healthcare costs. We investigated the effect of a hospital-wide program for the prevention of HAIs on additional length of stay (LOS). METHODS: We ana...

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Autores principales: Arefian, Habibollah, Hagel, Stefan, Fischer, Dagmar, Scherag, André, Brunkhorst, Frank Martin, Maschmann, Jens, Hartmann, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6524816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31100094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217159