Epidemic gram-negative septicemia in surgical patients
β Scribed by Sam Weakley; W.E. Hopkins; E.Truman Mays
- Book ID
- 118838520
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1972
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 623 KB
- Volume
- 124
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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## Abstract Septicaemia in surgical patients usually occurs after operation or a manipulative event. The incidence of bacteraemia in one surgical unit was observed over a 7-year period. Gram-negative infections occurred three times more frequently than bacteraemia caused by Gram-positive bacteria.