ΔAPACHE II for predicting course and outcome of nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and its relation to host defense

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 914-919

  Yzerman, Ed P F ^a   Boelens, Hélène A M ^a   Tjhie, Jeroen H T ^a,b   Kluytmans, Jan A J W ^a   Mouton, Johan W ^a   Verbrugh, Henri A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029934486     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.4.914     Document Type: Article

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