Antibiotic administration longer than eight hours after triage and mortality of community-Acquired pneumonia in patients with diabetes mellitus

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 881-886

  Bader, M S ^a   Abouchehade, K A ^a   Yi, Y ^a   Haroon, B ^a   Bishop, L D ^a   Hawboldt, J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DRUG THERAPY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051670423     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1171-8     Document Type: Article

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