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SUBMITTER: Di Giuseppe G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7277799 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Di Giuseppe Gabriella G Mitidieri Maria M Cantore Federica F Pelullo Concetta P CP Pavia Maria M
Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) 20200519 5
<i>Background</i><b>:</b> The main aim of the study was to analyse characteristics of sepsis according to the setting of occurrence and to identify predictors of sepsis-related in-hospital mortality. <i>Methods</i><b>:</b> 544 medical records of adult patients with a diagnosis of sepsis were consulted and divided into two groups according to the setting where sepsis originated: community-acquired (CA) and healthcare-associated (HA) sepsis. <i>Results</i><b>:</b> Overall, 257 (47.2%) patients had ...[more]