Characteristics and outcomes of culture-negative versus culture-positive severe sepsis
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Characteristics and outcomes of culture-negative versus culture-positive severe sepsis
INTRODUCTION Culture-negative sepsis is a common but relatively understudied condition. The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics and outcomes of culture-negative versus culture-positive severe sepsis. METHODS This was a prospective observational cohort study of 1001 patients who were admitted to the medical intensive care unit (ICU) of a university hospital from 2004 to 2009 w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc12896