A comparison of eosinopenia and C-reactive protein as a marker of bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: A case control study

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 450-456

  Ho, K M ^a,b   Towler, S C ^a,c  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Department of Intensive Care ^*

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Bacteraemia; Candidaemia; Eosinophil counts

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EOSINOPENIA; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 66249133938     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0903700319     Document Type: Article

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