Bacteremia in Previously Hospitalized Patients: Prolonged Effect From Previous Hospitalization and Risk Factors for Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacterial Infections

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 639-646

  Chen, Shey Ying ^a   Wu, Grace Hui Min ^b   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Chiang, Wen Chu ^a   Lee, Chien Chang ^a   Ma, Matthew Huei Ming ^a   Hung, Chien Ching ^a   Chen, Yee Chun ^a   Su, Chan Ping ^a   Tsai, Kuang Chau ^a   Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^b   Chen, Shyr Chyr ^a   Chen, Wen Jone ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TICARCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43049170461     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.12.022     Document Type: Article

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