Value of routine microbiological screening in septic patients in a cardio-surgical intensive care unit;Stellenwert bakteriologischer screeninguntersuchungen bei patienten mit sepsis auf einer herzchirurgischen intensivstation

Zeitschrift fur Herz-, Thorax- und Gefasschirurgie

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 137-142

  Strouhal, U ^a   Byhahn, C ^a   Martens, S ^b   Albert, S ^c   Mierdl, S ^a   Wimmer Greinecker, G ^b   Westphal, Klaus ^a   Kessler, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b Klinik für Herz Thorax und Thorakale Gefäßchirurgie   (Germany)

^c Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie

Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Routine swabs; Sepsis; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0033858726     PISSN: 09309225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003980070021     Document Type: Article

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