Early blood-based microbiological testing is ineffective in severe stroke patients

Background and purpose: Patients with severe acute stroke are at high risk for systemic infections which are associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality; nevertheless current guidelines do not recommend prophylactic antibiotic therapy. Sensitive detection of pathogens in the blood is desi...

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Main Authors:	Gumbinger, Christoph (Author) , Hug, Andreas (Author) , Mürle, Bettina (Author) , Berger, Benjamin (Author) , Zorn, Markus (Author) , Becker, Klaus-Peter (Author) , Zimmermann, Stefan (Author) , Dalpke, Alexander (Author) , Veltkamp, Roland (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	2013
In:	Journal of the neurological sciences Year: 2012, Volume: 325, Issue: 1, Pages: 46-50
ISSN:	1878-5883
DOI:	10.1016/j.jns.2012.11.014
Online Access:	Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2012.11.014 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022510X12006016
Author Notes:	Christoph Gumbinger, Andreas Hug, Bettina Mürle, Benjamin Berger, Markus Zorn, Klaus-Peter Becker, Stefan Zimmermann, Alexander H. Dalpke, Roland Veltkamp