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Bacteremic versus Non-Bacteremic Urinary Tract Infections: Predictors of Poor Clinical Outcome

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
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By: Eleni Polyzou,  Stamatia Tsoupra,  Maria Gavatha,  Katerina Skintzi,  Anne-Lise Delastic,  Achilleas Livieratos,  Vasiliki Niarou,  Charalambos Gogos and  Karolina Akinosoglou  
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2025-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2501-062X | Journal ISSN: 1220-4749
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 6, 2025
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Published on: Jan 3, 2026
Published by: N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Urinary Tract Infections,
Bacteremia,
Sepsis,
outcome,
drug resistance
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Internal medicine, other,
Cardiology,
Gastroenterology,
Rheumatology

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