Acute infections and venous thromboembolism

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 271, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 608-618

  Schmidt, M ^a   Horvath Puho, E ^a   Thomsen, R W ^a   Smeeth, L ^b   Sorensen H T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Deep venous thrombosis; Infections; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; INTRAABDOMINAL INFECTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84861230280     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02473.x     Document Type: Article

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