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Characteristics of Healthcare-Associated Infections Contributing to Unexpected In-Hospital Deaths

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Daniel J. Morgan ,
Lucia L. Lomotan ,
Kathleen Agnes ,
Linda McGrail  and
Mary-Claire Roghmann
Daniel J. Morgan*
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Lucia L. Lomotan
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Kathleen Agnes
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland
Linda McGrail
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland
Mary-Claire Roghmann
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, 685 West Baltimore Street, MSTF 334, Baltimore, MD 21201 (dmorgan@epi.umaryland.edu)
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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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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 8 , August 2010 , pp. 864 - 866
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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