Diagnosing sepsis: Does the microbiology matter?

Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Cohen, Jonathan ^a  

^a BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; WOUND INFECTION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DECISION MAKING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SEPSIS;

EID: 52449134049     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc6881     Document Type: Note

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