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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4699794?pdf=render |