title: The effect of severe closed head injury on the incidence of nosocomial infections.
abstract: Severe closed head injury is a common problem seen with trauma patients. These patients often develop infections that seem unrelated to their injury. This article describes our experiences evaluating the contribution of head injury to infection rates as compared to severe trauma without head injury. We conclude that infection rates in patients with severe closed head injury are equivalent to similarly injured patients without head injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fagerli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chendrasekhar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies