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. 2010 Aug;31(8):864-6.
doi: 10.1086/655018.

Characteristics of healthcare-associated infections contributing to unexpected in-hospital deaths

Daniel J Morgan  1 , Lucia L Lomotan, Kathleen Agnes, Linda McGrail, Mary-Claire Roghmann
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Characteristics of healthcare-associated infections contributing to unexpected in-hospital deaths

Daniel J Morgan et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Aug.

Abstract

We reviewed the medical records of all the patients who died in our hospital during the period from 2004 through 2008 to determine the contribution of healthcare-associated infections to mortality. Of the 179 unexpected in-hospital deaths during that period, 55 (31%) were related to 69 healthcare-associated infections. The most common healthcare-associated infection was central line-associated bloodstream infection, and the most common organisms identified were members of the Enterobacteriaceae family. Overall, 45% of bacterial isolates were multidrug resistant.

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Process by which unexpected deaths and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) were identified, resulting in a final population of 55 patients whose HAI contributed to their death.
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