Prevalence and Outcomes of Infection Among Patients in Intensive Care Units in 2017

Jean Louis Vincent; Yasser Sakr; Mervyn Singer; Ignacio Martín‐Loeches; Flávia Ribeiro Machado; John C. Marshall; Simon Finfer; Paolo Pelosi; Luca Brazzi; Dita Aditianingsih; Jean‐François Timsit; Bin Du; Xavier Wittebole; Jan Máca; Santhana Kannan; Luis A. Gorordo-Delsol; Jan J. De Waele; Yatin Mehta; Marc J. M. Bonten; Ashish K. Khanna; Marin H. Kollef; Man‐Yee Man; Derek C. Angus

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2717

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In a worldwide sample of patients admitted to ICUs in September 2017, the prevalence of suspected or proven infection was high, with a substantial risk of in-hospital mortality.

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