The association of body temperature with antibiotic therapy and mortality in patients attending the emergency department with suspected infection

BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Previous studies found that septic patients with normothermia have higher mortality than patients with fever. We hypothesize that antibiotic therapy is less frequently initiated if infectious patients present with normothermia to the emergency department (ED). OBJECTIVES:...

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Autores principales: Schuttevaer, Romy, Brink, Anniek, Alsma, Jelmer, de Steenwinkel, Jurriaan E.M., Verbon, Annelies, Schuit, Stephanie C.E., Lingsma, Hester F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8549457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33899772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000817

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8549457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33899772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000817

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