The predictive ability of a weighted systemic inflammatory response syndrome score for microbiologically confirmed infection in hospitalised patients with suspected sepsis

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 146-150

  Lai, Nai An ^a   Kruger, Peter ^b,c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 80053305669     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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