Diabetes and Hemoglobin A1c as Risk Factors for Nosocomial Infections in Critically Ill Patients

Objective. To evaluate whether diabetes mellitus (DM) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) are risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and bloodstream infections (BSI) in critically ill patients. Methods. Prospective observational study; patients were recruited from the intensive care unit (ICU...

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Main Authors: Tsakiridou, Eirini, Makris, Demosthenes, Chatzipantazi, Vasiliki, Vlachos, Odysseas, Xidopoulos, Grigorios, Charalampidou, Olympia, Moraitis, Georgios, Zakynthinos, Epameinondas
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Clinical Study
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3891611/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24459586
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/279479
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