Non-epidermidis coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteremia: Clinical predictors of true bacteremia

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 495-498

  Ruhe, J ^a   Menon, A ^a   Mushatt, D ^a   Dejace, P ^a   Hasbun, R ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD CULTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; COAGULASE; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 3142596404     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1134-4     Document Type: Article

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