Venous thromboembolism after community-acquired bacteraemia: a 20-year danish cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Infections may increase the risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), but little is known about VTE risk associated with community-acquired bacteraemia (CAB). We examined the risk for VTE within one year of CAB in comparison to that in matched controls.<h4>Methods&l...

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Main Authors: Michael Dalager-Pedersen, Mette Søgaard, Henrik C Schønheyder, Reimar W Thomsen, John A Baron, Henrik Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24465892/?tool=EBI