Documented and clinically suspected bacterial infection precipitating intensive care unit admission in patients with hematological malignancies: impact on outcome
- 22 March 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Intensive Care Medicine
- Vol. 31 (7) , 934-942
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2599-z
Abstract
To assess the impact of documented and clinically suspected bacterial infection precipitating ICU admission on in-hospital mortality in patients with hematological malignancies.Keywords
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