Predictors of mortality in patients with bacteremia: The importance of functional status

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-18

  Deulofeu, Francesc ^a   Cervelló, Betlem ^a   Capell, Santiago ^a   Martí, Carmina ^a   Mercadé, Vicenç ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SHOCK;

EID: 0031974518     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb01007.x     Document Type: Article

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