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Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteriuria as a Predictor of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia. Results of a Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]

, 2020
Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SA-BSI) is an infection with increasing morbidity and mortality. Concomitant Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria (SABU) frequently occurs in patients with SA-BSI.
Behnke, Michael, Gastmeier, Petra, Gruhl, Désirée, Kramer, Tobias Siegfried, Leistner, Rasmus, Schlosser, Beate, Schwab, Frank   +6 more
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Platelet index on admission as a predictor of bacteremia in acute cholangitis: a 7-year retrospective observational study

Platelets, 2022
Bacteremia frequently occurs in patients with acute cholangitis, which could increase the risk of mortality. This single-center retrospective observational study was conducted from July 2013 to July 2020 to evaluate the predictive value of platelet index
XiaoYing Chen, Fu Wei, Dan Zhang, Shijing Tian   +3 more
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Plasma procalcitonin levels remain low at the onset of gram-positive bacteremia regardless of severity or the presence of shock: A retrospective analysis of patients with detailed clinical characteristics

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2021
Objectives: Procalcitonin (PCT) is an early diagnosis marker of sepsis/bacteremia. However, some reports refer to its lower responsiveness to gram-positive bacteremia.
Yusuke Koizumi, Daisuke Sakanashi, Tomoko Ohno, Akiko Nakamura, Atsuko Yamada, Yuichi Shibata, Arufumi Shiota, Hideo Kato, Mao Hagihara, Nobuhiro Asai, Masaya Watarai, Kenta Murotani, Yuka Yamagishi, Hiroyuki Suematsu, Hiroshige Mikamo   +14 more
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Mortality in intensive care: The impact of bacteremia and the utility of systemic inflammatory response syndrome [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of bacteremia on intensive care unit (ICU) mortality and to develop a bacteremia prediction tool using systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria. Methods: Patients
Booth, Malcolm G., Brooks, Daniel, Fulton, Rachael, Smith, Andrew, Young, Douglas   +4 more
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia in children: risk factors and mortality rate

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Purpose Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (S. maltophilia) is an opportunistic and nosocomial pathogen that can cause an invasive and fatal infection, particularly in hospitalized and immunocompromised patients. However, little is known about the impact of S.
Mohammed Alsuhaibani, Alanoud Aljarbou, Sahar Althawadi, Abdulrahman Alsweed, Sami Al-Hajjar   +4 more
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Prevalence and Predictors of Urinary Tract Infection and Severe Malaria Among Febrile Children Attending Makongoro Health Centre in Mwanza City, North-Western Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
In malaria endemic areas, fever has been used as an entry point for presumptive treatment of malaria. At present, the decrease in malaria transmission in Africa implies an increase in febrile illnesses related to other causes among underfives.
A Dzeing-Ella, A Rougemont, B Murray, BHM Wolf, BO Olaleye, CA Guerra, CLSI, D Chandramohan, D De Savigny, E Festo, F Font, FN Okwara, G Raso, GO Akpede, HD Mazigo, J Berkley, J Prada, J Richens, K Kallander, K Panaretto, L Kish, M Gorelick, MF Cotton, N Kayange, P Bahwere, P Bouvier, PW Gething, Q Bassat, RA Hoddon, Roll Back Malaria, S Gove, TJ O'Dempsey, V Batwala, V D'Acremont, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, WP O'Meara, Y Panahi   +37 more
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Risk of community- and hospital-acquired bacteremia and profile of antibiotic resistance in children hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in Niger

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Objective: To estimate the prevalence and antibiotic resistance profile of community- and hospital-acquired bacteremia among hospitalized children with severe acute malnutrition in Niger.
Christopher T. Andersen, Céline Langendorf, Souna Garba, Nathan Sayinzonga-Makombe, Christopher Mambula, Isabelle Mouniaman, Kerstin E. Hanson, Rebecca F. Grais, Sheila Isanaka   +8 more
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Invasive bacterial infections in Gambians with sickle cell anaemia in an era of widespread Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccination [PDF]

, 2016
Background: There is relatively little data on the aetiology of bacterial infections in patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in West Africa, and no data from countries that have implemented conjugate vaccines against both Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...
Anderson, ST, Bah, G, Cunnington, A, Darboe, S, Lawal, B, Soothill, G   +5 more
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Risk factors and outcomes associated with persistent vancomycin resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Prior studies have identified that vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) bacteremia that persists for four days or more is an independent predictor of mortality.
Emily Fox, David Ha, Mark Bounthavong, Lina Meng, Emily Mui, Marisa Holubar, Stanley Deresinski, William Alegria   +7 more
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Infections Complicating Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Study Emphasizing Graft-Related Septicemia [PDF]

, 1976
In 93 recipients of 102 orthotopic liver homografts, the incidence of bacteremia or fungemia exceeded 70%. The graft itself was usually an entry site for systemic infection after both immunologic and nonimmunologic parenchymal injury, especially if there
Hansbrough, JF, Hoelscher, M, Porter, KA, Putnam, CW, Schröter, GPJ, Starzl, TE   +5 more
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