Short- and long-term mortality in severe sepsis/septic shock in a setting with low antibiotic resistance: A prospective observational study in a Swedish University Hospital

Short- and long-term mortality in severe sepsis/septic shock in a setting with low antibiotic resistance: A prospective observational study in a Swedish University Hospital

Background: There is little epidemiologic data on sepsis, particularly in areas of low antibiotic resistance. Here we report a prospective observational study of severe sepsis and septic shock in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden.We aimed to...

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Main Authors: Anna eLinnér, Jonas eSundén-Cullberg, Linda eJohansson, Hans eHjelmqvist, Anna eNorrby-Teglund, Carl Johan eTreutiger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Mortality
gender
cytokine
antibiotics
Severe sepsis
septic shock
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2013.00051/full

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