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Bloodstream Infection in the ICU
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2009Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) occur in 5%-10% of patients admitted to hospitals in the United States, and HAIs remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Patients admitted to ICUs account for 45% of all hospital-acquired pneumonias and bloodstream infections (BSIs), although critical care units comprise only 5% to 10% of all hospital beds.
Jordi, Vallés, Ricard, Ferrer
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Intravascular Catheter–Related Bloodstream Infections
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2018Despite recent gains, intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) remains an important clinical problem resulting in significant morbidity, mortality, and excess economic cost. Successful prevention of CRBSI requires careful attention to insertion and maintenance protocols as well as judicious application of innovative technologic ...
Mark E, Rupp, Rajendra, Karnatak
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Bloodstream infections in the elderly
The American Journal of Medicine, 1989Bacteremia in the elderly is associated with a different clinical course and a higher mortality rate when compared with that in younger age groups. In order to examine these issues in the aged, we reviewed the clinical course and factors involved in the outcome of 100 episodes of bloodstream infections in patients over 65 years of age.The hospital ...
B R, Meyers +6 more
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Current management of bloodstream infections
Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2010Bloodstream infection (BSI) is a frequent complication of invasive infections. The presence of bacteremia has therapeutic and prognostic implications. Here we review recent changes in the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of BSI (excluding candidemia).
Jesús, Rodríguez-Baño +3 more
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Risk scoring and bloodstream infections
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2007Risk-scoring systems are utilised in patients with bloodstream infections (BSI) to quantify disease-associated morbidity and mortality based on simple clinical or laboratory data usually obtained early in the course of illness. In order to reduce BSI-associated mortality, specific scores were elaborated to allow early diagnosis and prompt and ...
Evelina, Tacconelli +3 more
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Shewanellabloodstream infection
Hemodialysis International, 2012Po-Yu, Liu +4 more
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[Bloodstream Candida infections].
Antibiotiki i khimioterapiia = Antibiotics and chemoterapy [sic], 2008Nosocomial Candida infection is an everincreasing cause of morbidity, mortality and prolonged hospitalization of the patients in intensive care units. The increase of the candidiasis cases is due to growing population of immunocompromised patients and the use of new, aggressive, and invasive therapeutic strategies.
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Bloodstream infection complicating trauma.
Clinical and investigative medicine. Medecine clinique et experimentale, 2005Bloodstream infection (BSI) is recognized as an important infectious complication of major trauma. However, its occurrence, the risk factors contributing to its development, and its outcomes have not been well described.Cohort with linkage of regional trauma and microbiology databases.Adult trauma patients with injury severity score (ISS) > or = 12 ...
Laupland, Kevin +6 more
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