Obesity and smoking are factors associated with poor prognosis in patients with bacteraemia
Obesity and smoking are factors associated with poor prognosis in patients with bacteraemia
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Bacteraemia is still a major cause of case fatality in all age groups. Our aim was to identify the major underlying conditions constituting risk factors for case fatality in bacteraemia patients.
The study involved 149 patients (79 male and 70 female) with bacteraemia caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) (41 patients), Streptococcus pneum...
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Obesity and smoking are factors associated with poor prognosis in patients with bacteraemia
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1471-2334
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1471-2334
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10.1186/1471-2334-7-13
