Infections are common in ICUs worldwide, study finds

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 23:21 in Health & Medicine

An international study that examined the extent of infections in nearly 1,300 intensive care units in 75 countries found that about 50 percent of the patients were considered infected, with infection associated with an increased risk of death in the hospital, according to a new study.

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