Risk factors for mortality in Acinetobacter bacteremia

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 501-502

  Yang, Seongeun ^a   Yoon, Hee Jung ^a   Ki, Mo Ran ^a  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ACINETOBACTER JUNII; ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BILIARY TRACT INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADULT; BACTEREMIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 82855181523     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1413-8670(11)70238-0     Document Type: Letter

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