Admission to hospital with community-onset bloodstream infection during the 'after hours' is not associated with an increased risk for death

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 862-865

  Laupland, Kevin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK; TIME;

ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGED; BACTEREMIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78549235130     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2010.501811     Document Type: Article

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