title: Characteristics and outcomes of polymicrobial bloodstream infections in the emergency department: A matched case-control study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jiun-Nong
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chung-Hsu
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Yen-Hsu
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lin-Li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Po-Liang
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Shang-Shyue
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Hsing-Lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hsi-Hsun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012016:Reference Values; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013624:Taiwan; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents