Culture-Negative Septic Shock Compared With Culture-Positive Septic Shock: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Kethireddy S., BİLGİLİ B. , Sees A., Kirchner H. L. , Ofoma U. R. , Light R. B. , ...More

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, vol.46, no.4, pp.506-512, 2018 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000002924
  • Title of Journal : CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.506-512
  • Keywords: antimicrobial therapy, infection, mortality, outcome, sepsis, INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME, INTENSIVE-CARE UNITS, SEVERE SEPSIS, DEFINITIONS, INFECTION, MORTALITY

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of culture-negative septic shock in comparison with culture-positive septic shock.