AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 34, Issue 7 , Pages 401-407 , September 2006

Risk factors for nosocomial urinary tract–related bacteremia: A case-control study

  • Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research, Ann Arbor VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
    • VA/UM Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint request: Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, Room 7E08, 300 NIB - Campus Box 0429, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0429.
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  • Samuel R. Kaufman, MA

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
    • VA/UM Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Mary A.M. Rogers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
    • VA/UM Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Paul D. Baker, ARNP

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Seattle, WA
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  • Edward J. Boyko, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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  • Benjamin A. Lipsky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

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 Supported by a Department of Veterans Affairs Epidemiologic Research and Information Center research grant (EPP-97-015; to B.A.L. and S.S.), a Career Development Award from the Health Services Research and Development Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (to S.S.), and a Patient Safety Developmental Center Grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (P20-HS11540; to S.S.).Preliminary results of this study were presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in San Diego, CA, on October 11, 2003, and the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine in Chicago, IL, on May 13, 2004.

PII: S0196-6553(06)00138-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.03.001

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 34, Issue 7 , Pages 401-407 , September 2006

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