The Journal of hospital infection
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Multicenter Study
Risk factors for Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition in intensive care units: a prospective multicentre study.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major nosocomial pathogen in intensive care units (ICUs); however, endogenous versus exogenous origin of contamination remains unclear. ⋯ Individual risk factors and environmental factors for which intervention is possible were identified for P. aeruginosa acquisition.