Short- and long-term mortality in severe sepsis/septic shock in a setting with low antibiotic resistance: A prospective observational study in a Swedish University Hospital

• Main Authors: Anna eLinnér (Author), Jonas eSundén-Cullberg (Author), Linda eJohansson (Author), Hans eHjelmqvist (Author), Anna eNorrby-Teglund (Author), Carl Johan eTreutiger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: There is little epidemiologic data on sepsis, particularly in areas of low antibiotic resistance. Here we report a prospective observational study of severe sepsis and septic shock in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden.We aimed to...