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Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia in a cohort of hiv-infected patients hospitalized with severe sepsis in uganda–high frequency, low clinical suspicion [corrected] and derivation of a clinical prediction score. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
When manifested as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteremia, disseminated MTB infection clinically mimics other serious blood stream infections often hindering early diagnosis and initiation of potentially life-saving anti-tuberculosis therapy.
Shevin T Jacob, Patricia B Pavlinac, Lydia Nakiyingi, Patrick Banura, Jared M Baeten, Karen Morgan, Amalia Magaret, Yuka Manabe, Steven J Reynolds, W Conrad Liles, Anna Wald, Moses L Joloba, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, W Michael Scheld   +13 more
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Determinants of Mortality in Patients with Nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia in Southwest China: A Five-Year Case-Control Study

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2018
Purpose. This study was aimed to identify the determinants of in-hospital mortality in Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) bacteremia and to assess impact of carbapenem resistance on mortality. Methods.
Shuangshuang Yang, Jide Sun, Xianan Wu, Liping Zhang   +3 more
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Relapsing cellulitis associated with Campylobacter coli bacteremia in a Good’s syndrome patient: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Good’s syndrome (GS) is characterized by immunodeficiency, and patients diagnosed with GS are susceptible to infection or even bacteremia, which is the most evident complication. Campylobacter coli (C.
Lei Jiang, Jia Gao, Pu Wang, Yuliang Liu
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Kocuria rosea Bacteremia in Chronic Kidney Disease Patient: A Rare Case Report

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2021
Kocuria sp. may cause bacteremia, peritonitis, brain abscesses, meningitis, endocarditis, and acute cholecystitis in immunocompromised individuals.
Rosy Bala, Narinder Kaur, Nitin Gupta, Udit Narang   +3 more
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Effect of Concomitant 3-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-Glutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitor Therapy on Creatine Phosphokinase Levels and Mortality Among Patients Receiving Daptomycin: Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

, 2014
IntroductionThe prescribing information for daptomycin recommends discontinuing statin therapy during receipt of daptomycin. The literature supporting this recommendation is sparse.
Lodise, Thomas, Lowry, Colleen, McConnell, Heather L, Patel, Nimish, Perris, Elizabeth T   +4 more
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Serum procalcitonin elevation in critically ill patients at the onset of bacteremia caused by either gram negative or gram positive bacteria

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2008
Background In the ICU, bacteremia is a life-threatening infection whose prognosis is highly dependent on early recognition and treatment with appropriate antibiotics.
Prin Sébastien, Doise Jean-Marc, Quenot Jean-Pierre, Aho Serge, Ladoire Sylvain, Charles Pierre, Olsson Niels-Olivier, Blettery Bernard   +7 more
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Urinary Predictors of Bacteremia in Febrile Infants with Urinary Tract Infection

Journal of Scientific Innovation in Medicine, 2022
Background: Predicting the risk of bacteremia in febrile infants with urinary tract infection (UTI) remains a diagnostic challenge. Prior studies have focused on the utility of blood biomarkers in predicting the risk of bacteremia in febrile infants, the
Matthias Manuel, Vatsal Patel, Laura M. Filkins, Jason Y. Park, Shahid Nadeem   +4 more
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Routine Changing of Intravenous Administration Sets Does Not Reduce Colonization or Infection in Central Venous Catheters [PDF]

, 2004
Objective: To determine the effect of routine intravascular administration-set changes on central venous catheter (CVC) colonization and catheter related bacteremia (CRB).
Courtney, Mary, Daley, Peter, Lipman, Jeff, Rickard, Claire, Siversen, Rosemary   +4 more
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Major risk factors for Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis bacteremia: a population-based study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis is a human pathogen causing severe invasive infections. Detailed information on S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis bacteremia and especially of predisposing factors are lacking.
Viivi Nevanlinna, Reetta Huttunen, Janne Aittoniemi, Tiina Luukkaala, Sari Rantala   +4 more
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of persistent bacteremia in patients with head and neck cancer in a tertiary care hospital

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionCompared to other cancers, research on bloodstream infection in head and neck cancer is scarce, lacking comparative studies on persistent versus transient bacteremia outcomes.MethodsThis retrospective survey examined patients with head and ...
Shiori Kitaya, Shiori Kitaya, Hajime Kanamori, Ryo Ishii, Makoto Katsumi, Ryoukichi Ikeda, Kenjiro Higashi, Risako Kakuta, Akira Ohkoshi, Yukio Katori   +9 more
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