Multidrug-resistant pathogens in hospitalised patients coming from the community with pneumonia: A European perspective

Thorax

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 997-999

  Aliberti, Stefano ^a   Cilloniz, Catia ^b   Chalmers, James D ^c   Zanaboni, Anna Maria ^d   Cosentini, Roberto ^e   Tarsia, Paolo ^d   Pesci, Alberto ^a   Blasi, Francesco ^d   Torres, Antoni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ALIBERTI SCORE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PNEUMONIA; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORR SCORE; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY INFECTION;

AGED; BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SPAIN;

EID: 84885863973     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203384     Document Type: Article

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