Adult bacteremia: Comparative study between diabetic and non-diabetic patients

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-44

  Akbar, Daad H ^a,b  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Diabetics; Outcome; Risk factors; Sources

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BACTEREMIA; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033762067     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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