Predictors of bacteremia in emergency department patients with suspected infection

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1691-1697

  Chase, Maureen ^a   Klasco, Richard S ^a   Joyce, Nina R ^a   Donnino, Michael W ^a   Wolfe, Richard E ^a   Shapiro, Nathan I ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY TEMPERATURE DISORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEUTROPHILIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SUSPECTED INFECTION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; BACTEREMIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84869192747     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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