1. Health Care–Associated Infection (HAI): A Critical Appraisal of the Emerging Threat—Proceedings of the HAI Summit
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In-Gyu Bae, Peter K. Linden, Lena M. Napolitano, Dennis L. Stevens, Richard G. Wunderink, Vance G. Fowler, Scott T. Micek, James J. Rahal, Robert A. Balk, Marin H. Kollef, Andrew F. Shorr, and Joseph S. Solomkin
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Microbiology (medical) ,Healthcare associated infections ,medicine.medical_specialty ,animal structures ,Health care associated ,Antibiotic therapy ,Prevalence ,medicine ,Humans ,Intensive care medicine ,Cross Infection ,Infection Control ,geography ,Summit ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,business.industry ,virus diseases ,Bacterial Infections ,medicine.disease ,Pathogenic organism ,Quality of evidence ,Pneumonia ,Critical appraisal ,Infectious Diseases ,Mycoses ,business - Abstract
During the Health Care-Associated Pneumonia Summit conducted in June 2007, it was found that there is a need for educational efforts in several areas of health care-associated infections (HAI) that extend beyond pneumonia. This supplement to Clinical Infectious Diseases represents the proceedings of the HAI Summit, a diverse panel of clinical investigators whose goal was to assess the quality of evidence regarding issues surrounding HAI and to discuss potential implications for its diagnosis and treatment in the future.
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- 2008