Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
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Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. · Jun 2012
Prediction of community-onset bacteremia among febrile adults visiting an emergency department: rigor matters.
Bacteremia is a severe bacterial infection with significant mortality and morbidity. Clinical parameters that reliably predict the presence of community-onset bacteremia are less elucidated. ⋯ Some easily determined clinical parameters were independently associated with community-onset bacteremia among febrile adults, and the most significant predictor was the presence of rigor. Although the proposed predictive model needs further validation, it may be of use for the early identification of bacteremic episodes in ED practice.