Blood stream infections of abdominal origin in the intensive care unit: Characteristics and determinants of death

Surgical Infections

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-177

  De Waele, Jan J ^a   Hoste, Eric A J ^a   Blot, Stijn I ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; AGE; APACHE; BELGIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STANDARD;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; APACHE; BACTEREMIA; BELGIUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PERITONITIS; REGISTRIES; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 45549103579     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2006.063     Document Type: Article

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