Hospital-acquired infections after acute ischaemic stroke and its association with healthcare-related costs and functional outcome.

Jef GrietenPierre ChevalierAnouk LesenneLudovic ErnonElly VandermeulenElke PanisDieter Mesotten

Published in: Acta neurologica Belgica (2022)

In patients, admitted for acute ischaemic stroke, stroke severity and diabetes mellitus were identified as the main predictors for post-stroke infection. Hospital-acquired infections were associated with increased costs and worse functional outcome.

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