Influence of a patient transfer network of US inpatient facilities on the incidence of nosocomial infections
Abstract Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are a substantial source of morbidity and mortality and have a common reservoir in inpatient settings. Transferring patients between facilities could be a mechanism for the spread of these infections. We wanted to assess whether a network of hospita...
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Main Authors: | Juan Fernández-Gracia, Jukka-Pekka Onnela, Michael L. Barnett, Víctor M. Eguíluz, Nicholas A. Christakis |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2017
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/f626bb4a3ff541d18adc660f30d15cf8 |
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