Frequency and Determinants of Pneumonia and Urinary Tract Infection During Stroke Hospitalization

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 209-213

  Ovbiagele, Bruce ^a   Hills, Nancy K ^b   Saver, Jeffrey L ^a   Johnston, S Claiborne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

hospitalization; Infection; pneumonia; stroke; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 33748324588     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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