Do death certificates accurately record deaths due to bloodstream infection?

Christopher S. Heather; Hong Foo; Iain B. Gosbell

doi:10.5694/mja14.00694

Do death certificates accurately record deaths due to bloodstream infection?

Christopher S. Heather, Hong Foo, Iain B. Gosbell

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Abstract

Letter to the editor. Sepsis and bloodstream infection (BSI) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality although they are amenable to targeted intervention in the hospital setting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	518-518
Number of pages	1
Journal	Medical Journal of Australia
Volume	201
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00694
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

death certificates
infections

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