Predicting bacteraemia in validated models-a systematic review

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 295-301

  Eliakim Raz, N ^a,b   Bates, D W ^c,d   Leibovici, L ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial bloodstream infections; Blood cultures; Prediction models; Sepsis; Validation

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; BAYES THEOREM; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; FEVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; LOW RISK POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; VALIDATION STUDY; VOMITING; BLOOD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVALUATION STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84928523908     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.01.023     Document Type: Review

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