Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · May 2000
Multicenter StudyPrevalence of infections in intensive care units in Mexico: a multicenter study.
To determine the 1-day prevalence of community-acquired, hospital-acquired, or intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections in Mexican ICUs. To identify associated risk factors, predominant infecting organisms, and mortality rates. ⋯ Evidence of a high frequency of nosocomial infections was found, and potential risk factors for acquiring infections and mortality were identified. Mortality rates according to the hierarchy of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome in Latin American ICUs are reported.