Epidemiology of severe sepsis

Virulence

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-11

  Mayr, Florian B ^a   Yende, Sachin ^a   Angus, Derek C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Infection; Organ dysfunction; Risk factors; Severe sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; ACUTE DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; INFECTION; MALE; ORGAN DYSFUNCTION; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTION; ORGAN DYSFUNCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERE SEPSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891652126     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/viru.27372     Document Type: Review

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