Length of hospital stay in surgical service patients with nosocomial Hemophilus influenzae infections

The length of hospitalization was characterized for 24 surgical service patients with nosocomial respiratory tract infections associated with Hemophilus influenzae. The mean number of days were: admission to surgery 8.22; surgery to culture of the nosocomial pathogen 7.00; admission to culture 16.71...

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Published in:Journal of the National Medical Association 1989-01, Vol.81 (1), p.49-53
Main Authors: Flournoy, D J, Hall, L, Klein, G, Slater, L N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross Infection - etiology
Haemophilus Infections
Haemophilus influenzae
Hospitals, Veterans
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Military Personnel
Oklahoma
Respiratory Tract Infections - etiology
Surgery Department, Hospital
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Summary:The length of hospitalization was characterized for 24 surgical service patients with nosocomial respiratory tract infections associated with Hemophilus influenzae. The mean number of days were: admission to surgery 8.22; surgery to culture of the nosocomial pathogen 7.00; admission to culture 16.71; admission to discharge 38.75; surgery to discharge 25.48; and culture to discharge 21.42. The length of hospital stay was prolonged for those patients with nosocomial respiratory tract infections related to H influenzae.
ISSN:0027-9684