Clostridium bacteremia: Emphasis on the poor prognosis in cirrhotic patients

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 113-118

  Chen, Y M ^a   Lee, H C ^a   Chang, C M ^a   Chuang, Y C ^a   Ko, W C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clostridium bacteremia; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BIFERMENTANS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GAS GANGRENE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034947466     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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