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Bacteremia is an independent risk factor for mortality in nosocomial pneumonia: a prospective and observational multicenter study

INTRODUCTION: Since positive blood cultures are uncommon in patients with nosocomial pneumonia (NP), the responsible pathogens are usually isolated from respiratory samples. Studies on bacteremia associated with hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) have reported fatality rates of up to 50%. The purpose...

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Autores principales: Magret, Mònica, Lisboa, Thiago, Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Máñez, Rafael, Nauwynck, Marc, Wrigge, Hermann, Cardellino, Silvano, Díaz, Emili, Koulenti, Despina, Rello, Jordi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21324159
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10036