Medicina intensiva
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The validation in critical patients with short-term catheters of a method for diagnosing catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI), based on the differential time to positivity (DTP) of blood cultures. ⋯ DTP can be a valid method for CR-BSI diagnosis in critically ill patients, avoiding unnecessary catheter withdrawal.
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To evaluate the frequency of severe thrombocytopenia (STCP) (≤ 50,000/μl) in the first 24 hours in patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, and the factors that influence its occurrence. ⋯ The prevalence of STCP among critical patients was 6.3%. Its occurrence was associated with albumin and bilirubin levels, sepsis, and with patient admittance in the last year.
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Letter Case Reports
[Complication of the intraosseous route in a newborn infant].