Time-to-positivity in patients with Escherichia coli bacteraemia

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1077-1082

  Peralta, G ^a   Roiz, M P ^a   Sanchez M B ^b   Garrido, J C ^a   Ceballos, B ^a   Rodriguez Lera M J ^a   Mateos, F ^a   De Benito, I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SIERRALLANA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Blood cultures; Escherichia coli; Mortality; Prognosis; Time to positivity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BILIARY TRACT INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 35148839084     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01817.x     Document Type: Article

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