Distinct Classifications Needed for Bloodstream Infections, Study Says
Researchers concluded healthcare-associated community onset infections are distinctly different from community-acquired and hospital-acquired infections based on a number of epidemiologic, microbiologic and outcome characteristics, according to a study published in BMC Infectious Diseases.
Read the full report in Becker's Hospital Review on bloodstream infections.
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