Comparison of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome between monomicrobial and polymicrobial <it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>nosocomial bloodstream infections

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Some studies of nosocomial bloodstream infection (nBSI) have demonstrated a higher mortality for polymicrobial bacteremia when compared to monomicrobial nBSI. The purpose of this study was to compare differences in systemic inflammat...

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Main Authors: Wenzel Richard P, Bearman Gonzalo ML, Marra Alexandre R, Edmond Michael B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/5/94