A Simple Scoring Algorithm Predicting Vascular Infections in Adults With Nontyphoid Salmonella Bacteremia

• Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases
• Main Authors: Chen, Po-Lin, Lee, Ching-Chi, Li, Chung-Yi, Chang, Chia-Ming, Lee, Hsin-Chun, Lee, Nan-Yao, Wu, Chi-Jung, Shih, Hsin-I, Tang, Hung-Jen, Ko, Wen-Chien, Wu, Chi-Jung�
• Other Authors: 保健營養系
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Univ Press Inc 2012
• Subjects: Abdominal Aortic-Aneurysms; Extraintestinal Focal Infections; Enterica Serotype Choleraesuis; Risk-Factors; Endovascular Infection; Mycotic-Aneurysms; Management; Resistance; Tromso
• Online Access: https://ir.cnu.edu.tw/handle/310902800/27611; https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cis381; https://ir.cnu.edu.tw/bitstream/310902800/27611/-1/index.html

Background. Nontyphoid Salmonella (NTS) can cause fatal vascular infections. This study aims to establish a predictive scoring algorithm to identify adults aged >= 50 years with NTS bacteremia who are at risk for vascular infections.Methods. There were 358 adults aged >= 50 years with NTS bact...