Aetiology and prognosis of bacteraemia in Italy

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 647-654

  Panceri, M L ^a   Vegni, F E ^b   Goglio, A ^c   Manisco, A ^c   Tambini, R ^d   Lizioli, A ^e   Porretta, A D ^f   Privitera, G ^f  

^a Azienda Sanitaria Locale   (Italy)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^e Unita Organizzativa Tecnica   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SPECIES; STANDARDIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CANDIDA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4143127981     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268803001080     Document Type: Article

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