Risk scoring and bloodstream infections

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 88-92

  Tacconelli, Evelina ^a,b   Cataldo, Maria A ^a   De Angelis, Giulia ^a   Cauda, Roberto ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Bloodstream infection; Diagnosis; Mortality; Risk scoring; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANDIDA; DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK REDUCTION; ROC CURVE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 34848826256     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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