Toward an operative diagnosis in sepsis: a latent class approach

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent data have suggested that 18 million of new sepsis cases occur each year worldwide, with a mortality rate of almost 30%. There is not consensus on the clinical definition of sepsis and, because of lack of training or simply una...

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Main Authors: Osorno Susana, Henao Adriana, Ospina Sigifredo, Garcia Alex, Gomez Carlos I, Arango Clara M, Valencia Marta L, De La Rosa Gisela D, Jaimes Fabián A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/8/18