Community- versus nosocomial-acquired severe sepsis and septic shock in patients admitted to a tertiary intensive care in Saudi Arabia, etiology and outcome
Summary: Background: Sepsis syndrome is a major worldwide cause of morbidity and mortality. While community-acquired severe sepsis and septic shock constitutes a major cause of admission to the intensive care unit, hospital-acquired severe sepsis and septic shock remain major preventable causes of...
Main Authors: | Salim Baharoon, Ayman Telmesani, Hani Tamim, Eiman Alsafi, Sameerah Aljohani, Ebrahim Mahmoud, Hamdan Al-Jahdali |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187603411500009X |
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