Analysis of the patients with sepsis caused by gram positive and gram negative bacteria

Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 791-797

  Turan, Pinar ^a   Tansel, Özlem ^a   Ekuklu, Galip ^a   Doǧan Çelik, Aygüļ ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Risk factors; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UREA;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BREATHING RATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 60249085229     PISSN: 13000292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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