Predictors of Severe Sepsis among Patients Hospitalized for Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

Predictors of Severe Sepsis among Patients Hospitalized for Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

BACKGROUND:Severe sepsis, may be present on hospital arrival in approximately one-third of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). OBJECTIVE:To determine the host characteristics and micro-organisms associated with severe sepsis in patients hospitalized with CAP. RESULTS:We performed a pro...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Montull, Rosario Menéndez, Antoni Torres, Soledad Reyes, Raúl Méndez, Rafael Zalacaín, Alberto Capelastegui, Olga Rajas, Luis Borderías, Juan Martin-Villasclaras, Salvador Bello, Inmaculada Alfageme, Felipe Rodríguez de Castro, Jordi Rello, Luis Molinos, Juan Ruiz-Manzano, NAC Calidad Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4699794?pdf=render

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