Abstract
This pilot, observational study involving 286 patients who underwent cardiac surgery found that patients who had endotracheal colonization with gram-negative bacteria at 1 week after surgery were more likely to develop subsequent infection compared to those without colonization (8 of 23 vs. 4 of 40; relative risk 2.3 [95% confidence interval, 1.3- 4.1; P value <.05]).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 546-548 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
- Epidemiology