The epidemiology of sepsis in a Brazilian teaching hospital

Objectives: The objective of this study was to estimate disease incidence and mortality rate of sepsis in a tertiary public hospital. Methods: Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in 2004 and 2005 were monitored for sepsis using an observational longitudinal study design. Patients were...

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Main Authors: I.A.M. Kauss, Cintia M.C. Grion, L.T.Q. Cardoso, E.H.T. Anami, L.B. Nunes, G.L. Ferreira, T. Matsuo, A.M. Bonametti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867010700544