Septic arthritis significantly increased the long-term mortality in geriatric patients.

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Title: Septic arthritis significantly increased the long-term mortality in geriatric patients.
Authors: Wu CJ; Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, 901 Zhonghua Road, Yongkang District, Tainan City, 710, Taiwan.; Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan., Huang CC; Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, 901 Zhonghua Road, Yongkang District, Tainan City, 710, Taiwan.; Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.; Bachelor Program of Senior Service, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan.; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.; Department of Occupational Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan., Weng SF; Department of Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan., Chen PJ; Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.; Bachelor Program of Senior Service, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan.; Palliative Care Center, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan., Hsu CC; Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, 901 Zhonghua Road, Yongkang District, Tainan City, 710, Taiwan.; Department of Biotechnology, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan., Wang JJ; Department of Medical Research, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan., Guo HR; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.; Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan., Lin HJ; Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, 901 Zhonghua Road, Yongkang District, Tainan City, 710, Taiwan. hjlin52@gmail.com.; Department of Biotechnology, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan. hjlin52@gmail.com.; Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. hjlin52@gmail.com.
Source: BMC geriatrics [BMC Geriatr] 2017 Aug 09; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 178. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Aug 09.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968548 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2318 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712318 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Geriatr Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1471-2318
DOI:10.1186/s12877-017-0561-x