Gram-negative bacteremia in non-neutropenic patients: A 3-year review

Infection

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 155-159

  Gikas, A ^a   Samonis, G ^a   Christidou, A ^a   Papadakis, J ^a   Kofteridis, D ^a   Tselentis, Y ^a   Tsaparas, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANURIA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG CHOICE; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GREECE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALMONELLA; SHOCK; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 0031840333     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02771841     Document Type: Article

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