Septic shock as a predictor of mortality in bacteremia caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 411-416

  Topeli, A ^a   Unal S ^a   Hayran, M ^a   Akalin, H E ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; COAGULASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030743767     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02471904     Document Type: Article

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