Analysis of prognostic factors of mortality from bacteremia and fungemia in a University Hospital. A ten-year evolution;Análisis de factores pronósticos de mortalidad de las bacteriemias y fungemias en un Hospital Universitario. Evolución en 10 años

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 122-129

  Noguerado Asensio, A ^a,b   Ruiz Giardin, J M ^a   Pizarro Portillo, A ^a   Mendez Garcia J ^a   La Hulla Pastor, F ^a   Fernandez Escribano M ^a   Hernandez Schurman F ^a   San Martin Lopez J V ^a   Hernandez Schurman I ^a   Alvarez Orejon J ^a   Rodriguez Salvanes F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035287799     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2565(01)70765-5     Document Type: Article

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