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Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study

BACKGROUND: In observational studies of the general population, higher body mass index (BMI) has been associated with increased incidence of and mortality from bloodstream infection (BSI) and sepsis. On the other hand, higher BMI has been observed to be apparently protective among patients with infe...

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Autores principales: Rogne, Tormod, Solligård, Erik, Burgess, Stephen, Brumpton, Ben M., Paulsen, Julie, Prescott, Hallie C., Mohus, Randi M., Gustad, Lise T., Mehl, Arne, Åsvold, Bjørn O., DeWan, Andrew T., Damås, Jan K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7668585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33196656
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003413