Prehospital delay is an important risk factor for mortality in community-acquired bloodstream infection (CA-BSI): a matched case-control study.
Martin HolmbomMaria AnderssonSören BergDan EklundPernilla SobczynskiDaniel WilhelmsAnna MobergMats FredriksonÅse Östholm BalkhedHåkan HanbergerPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Prehospital delay and inappropriate empirical antibiotic therapy were found to be important risk factors for 30-day all-cause mortality associated with CA-BSI. Increased awareness and earlier detection of BSI in prehospital and early hospital care is critical for rapid initiation of adequate management and antibiotic treatment.
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