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Antimicrobial resistance predicts death in Tanzanian children with bloodstream infections: a prospective cohort study [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2007
Background Bloodstream infection is a common cause of hospitalization, morbidity and death in children. The impact of antimicrobial resistance and HIV infection on outcome is not firmly established.
Msangi Viola, Jureen Roland, Mwakagile Davis SM, Tamim Bushir S, Urassa Willy K, Manji Karim P, Blomberg Bjørn, Tellevik Marit G, Holberg-Petersen Mona, Harthug Stig, Maselle Samwel Y, Langeland Nina   +11 more
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2017
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of central line-associated bloodstream infections, risk factors, their relationship with catheter insertion location, and the effect of central line-associated bloodstream infections on ...
Tanıl Kendirli, Ayhan Yaman, Çağlar Ödek, Halil Özdemir, Adem Karbuz, Bilge Aldemir, Haluk Güriz, Can Ateş, Gamze Özsoy, Derya Aysev, Ergin Çiftçi, Erdal İnce   +11 more
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Obesity and the risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2022
Background The role of obesity in catheter-related bloodstream infection has been reported in several studies, but it is still controversial. We conducted this meta-analysis to summarize existing evidence to assess the relationship between obesity and ...
Yong Wang, Qian Xiang, Jiayu Wu, Na Xiao, Jing Chen   +4 more
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Genotypic study documents divergence in the pathogenesis of bloodstream infection related central venous catheters in neonates

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Objective: To investigate the pathogenesis of bloodstream infection by Staphylococcus epidermidis, using the molecular epidemiology, in high-risk neonates. Methods: We conducted a prospective study of a cohort of neonates with bloodstream infection using
Cristiane Silveira Brito, Rosineide Marques Ribas, Daiane Silva Resende, Denise Von Dolinger de Brito, Vânia Olivetti Steffen Abdallah, Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos, Fernanda Sampaio Cavalcante, Pricilla Dias Moura de Matos, Paulo P. Gontijo Filho   +8 more
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Daptomycin for the treatment of daptomycin nonsusceptible Enterococcus faecium bacteremia [PDF]

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2014
The best therapeutic options for serious infections due to aptomycin nonsusceptible Enterococcus faecium (DNSE) remain unclear. We report the use of daptomycin for the treatment of DNSE bacteremia. To our knowledge, it is the fırst case of DNSE infection
Dilek Yıldız Sevgi, Alper Gündüz , Ahmet Sanlı Konuklar , Murat Müslüman , Feyzullah Tuncer , Okan Derin , Banu Bayraktar , Nuray Uzun   +7 more
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Bloodstream infections in HIV-infected patients [PDF]

Virulence, 2016
In the combined antiretroviral therapy era, HIV-infected patients remain a vulnerable population for the onset of bloodstream infections (BSI). Worldwide, nontyphoid salmonellae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase negative staphylococci are the most important pathogens.
Taramasso L., Tatarelli P., Di Biagio A.
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Pre-Emptive Antimicrobial Locks Decrease Long-Term Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Patients

Antibiotics, 2022
This study aimed to prove that pre-emptive antimicrobial locks in patients at risk of bacteremia decrease infection. We performed a non-randomized prospective pilot study of hemodialysis patients with tunneled central venous catheters.
Andres Blanco-Di Matteo, Nuria Garcia-Fernandez, Aitziber Aguinaga Pérez, Francisco Carmona-Torre, Amaya C. Oteiza, Jose Leiva, Jose Luis Del Pozo   +6 more
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Salmonella Bloodstream Infections

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Salmonella is a major foodborne pathogen of both animals and humans. This bacterium is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality world-wide. Different serovars of this genus cause diseases ranging from self-limiting gastroenteritis to a potentially fatal systemic disease known as enteric fever. Gastrointestinal infections with Salmonella are
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Risk and Prognosis of Bloodstream Infections among Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis: A Population-Based Cohort Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Infections are common complications among patients on chronic hemodialysis. This population-based cohort study aims to estimate risk and case fatality of bloodstream infection among chronic hemodialysis patients.In this population-based cohort study we ...
Lars Skov Dalgaard, Mette Nørgaard, Bente Jespersen, Søren Jensen-Fangel, Lars Jørgen Østergaard, Henrik Carl Schønheyder, Ole Schmeltz Søgaard   +6 more
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A ‘Serious’ Bloodstream Infection in an Infant [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2007
A 10-month-old boy was brought to the emergency department with a four-day history of an erythematous central line insertion site, five months following a liver-small bowel-pancreas transplant. One day before presentation, there had been some purulent discharge from the site.
Shauna Flavelle, Gregory J Tyrrell, Sarah E Forgie   +2 more
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