Infections present on admission compared with hospital-acquired infections in acute ischemic stroke patients
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published by admin on Fri, 03/14/2014 8:58am Title Infections present on admission compared with hospital-acquired infections in acute ischemic stroke patients. Publication Type Journal Article Year of Publication 2013 Authors Boehme, AK, Kumar, AD, Dorsey, AM, Siegler, JE, Aswani, MS, Lyerly, MJ, Monlezun, DJ, George, AJ, Albright, KC, Beasley, TM, Martin-Schild, S Journal J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis Volume 22 Issue 8 Pagination e582-9 Date Published 2013 Nov ISSN 1532-8511 Abstract BACKGROUND: To date, few studies have assessed the influence of infections present on admission (POA) compared with hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) on neurologic deterioration (ND) and other outcome measures in acute ischemic stroke (AIS).
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Infections present on admission compared with hospital-acquired infections in acute ischemic stroke patients.
BACKGROUND To date, few studies have assessed the influence of infections present on admission (POA) compared with hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) on neurologic deterioration (ND) and other outcome measures in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). METHODS Patients admitted with AIS to our stroke center (July 2010 to December 2010) were retrospectively assessed. The following infections were assess...
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تاریخ انتشار 2017