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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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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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CAQ Corner: Immune‐mediated complications

, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Mary Thomson, John R. Lake
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The rate of liver impairment, character of bacteremia and serum bactericidal activity in patients with cirrhosis [PDF]

Medičnì Perspektivi, 2014
Dependence of prevalence and severity of bacteremia on the rate of liver impairment, serum bactericidal activity (SBA), and serum concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in 80 hospitalized patients ...
Krutikov S.N., Krivorutchenko Yu.L., Postnikova O.N., Krutikova M.S., Logadir T.A.   +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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Time-to-positivity of blood culture: An independent prognostic factor of monomicrobial Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2017
Background/Purpose: Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia is an important cause of nosocomial infections with high morbidity and mortality. Time-to-positivity (TTP) of blood cultures is considered to be a predictor of the clinical outcome for bacteremia. The
Poh-Chang Tang, Ching-Chi Lee, Chia-Wen Li, Ming-Chi Li, Wen-Chien Ko, Nan-Yao Lee   +5 more
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Risk factors for and clinical outcomes of carbapenem non-susceptible gram negative bacilli bacteremia in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Carbapenem is frequently used when gram negative bacilli (GNB) bacteremia is detected especially in neutropenic patients. Consequently, appropriate treatment could be delayed in GNB bacteremia cases involving organisms which are not ...
Dong Hoon Shin, Dong-Yeop Shin, Chang Kyung Kang, Suhyeon Park, Jieun Park, Kang Il Jun, Taek Soo Kim, Youngil Koh, Jun Shik Hong, Pyoeng Gyun Choe, Wan Beom Park, Nam-Joong Kim, Sung-soo Yoon, Inho Kim, Myoung-don Oh   +14 more
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Cost Attributable to Nosocomial Bacteremia. Analysis According to Microorganism and Antimicrobial Sensitivity in a University Hospital in Barcelona. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
AIM:To calculate the incremental cost of nosocomial bacteremia caused by the most common organisms, classified by their antimicrobial susceptibility.
Marta Riu, Pietro Chiarello, Roser Terradas, Maria Sala, Enric Garcia-Alzorriz, Xavier Castells, Santiago Grau, Francesc Cots   +7 more
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Severe bloodstream infection due to KPC-producer e coli in a renal transplant recipient treated with the double-carbapenem regimen and analysis of in vitro synergy testing a case report [PDF]

, 2016
Transplant recipients are at high risk of infections caused by multidrug resistant microorganisms. Due to the limited thera- peutic options, innovative antimicrobial combinations against carbape- nem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae causing severe infections
CIPOLLA, ALESSIA, D'ABRAMO, ALESSANDRA, DE ANGELIS, Massimiliano, Favaro, Marco, Ferretti, Giancarlo, GIZZI, FRANCESCA, IANNETTA, MARCO, MASCELLINO, Maria Teresa, MASTROIANNI, Claudio Maria, OLIVA, ALESSANDRA, RUSSO, Gianluca, VULLO, Vincenzo   +11 more
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Antibiotic Stewardship Related to Delayed Diagnosis and Poor Prognosis of Critically Ill Patients with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022
Mu-Chun Yang,1,2 Yao-Kuang Wu,2,3 Chou-Chin Lan,2,3 Mei-Chen Yang,2,3 Sheg-Kang Chiu,2,4 Ming-Yieh Peng,4 Wen-Lin Su2,3 1Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of ...
Yang MC, Wu YK, Lan CC, Yang MC, Chiu SK, Peng MY, Su WL   +6 more
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