Survival of patients with bacteraemia in relation to initial empirical antimicrobial treatment

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 520-528

  Hanon, François Xavier ^a   Monnet, Dominique L ^a   Sørensen, Thomas Lund ^a   Mølbak, Kåre ^a   Pedersen, Gitte ^a   Schønheyder, Henrik ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PROBABILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; HOSPITALIZATION; REGISTER;

AGED; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTEREMIA; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS;

EID: 0035990765     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540110080827     Document Type: Article

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