Increase of blood culture contamination during COVID-19 pandemic. A retrospective descriptive study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.08.025
Abstract: Background: Secondary bacterial infection during the care of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients poses risks to the patients, but there are concerns of an increase in blood culture contamination. Methods: A retrospective comparative study was… read more here.
Keywords: culture contamination; covid; increase blood; blood ... See more keywords
Association between an increase in blood urea nitrogen at 24 hours and worse outcomes in acute nonvariceal upper GI bleeding.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.03.1533
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS An increase in blood urea nitrogen (BUN) at 24 hours is a solitary and significant predictor of mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis, which may predict worse outcomes in the similarly resuscitation-requiring… read more here.
Keywords: worse outcomes; blood urea; increase; increase blood ... See more keywords