Microbial diagnostics in patients with presumed severe infection in the emergency department;Mikrobiologische Diagnostik bei Patienten mit schweren Infektionen in der Notaufnahme

Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-62

  Hettwer, S ^a   Wilhelm, J ^a   Schurmann M ^a   Ebelt, H ^a   Hammer, D ^a   Amoury, M ^b   Hofmann, F ^c   Oehme, A ^c   Wilhelms, D ^c   Kekule A S ^c   Kloss T ^b   Werdan, K ^a  

^a Halle University Hospital   (Germany)

^b University Clinics Halle Saale   (Germany)

^c Institute of Microbiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood culture; Emergency service, hospital; Polymerase chain reaction; Procalcitonin; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN; CALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MYCOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SEPSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; COOPERATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REM SLEEP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CALCITONIN; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE MEDIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MYCOSES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS; SLEEP, REM; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84864027705     PISSN: 21936218     EISSN: 21936226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00063-011-0051-4     Document Type: Article

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