Factors Influencing Early and Late Mortality in Adults with Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Calgary, Canada: A Prospective Surveillance Study

BACKGROUND: Invasive pneumococcal disease continues to be an important cause of mortality. In Calgary, 60% of deaths occur within 5 days of presenting to hospital. This proportion has not changed since before the era of penicillin. The purpose of this study was to investigate what factors may influe...

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Autores principales: Ricketson, Leah J., Nettel-Aguirre, Alberto, Vanderkooi, Otto G., Laupland, Kevin B., Kellner, James D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24115997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071924

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24115997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071924

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