Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Number of risk factors for a nosocomial infection
The risk of the patient developing a nosocomial infection is
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Purpose: To identify a geriatric patient admitted to the hospital who may be at increased risk for a nosocomial infection based on the study of Paillaud et al.
Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Objective: risk factors, complications, complication detection, public health
ICD-10: A00-B99, Y95, Z11.8,
