Epidemiology and Prognostic Determinants of Bloodstream Infections in Surgical Intensive Care
Open Access
- 1 December 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 137 (12), 1353-1359
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.137.12.1353
Abstract
BLOODSTREAM infections (BSIs) associated with severe sepsis or septic shock are frequently encountered conditions and represent a major cause of death in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs).1,2 Despite promising advances in the early diagnosis and care of critically ill patients with severe sepsis,3,4 case-fatality from bacteremic sepsis causing organ dysfunction is still high, ranging from 25% to 50%.5,6Keywords
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