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Sepsis caused by bloodstream infection in patients in the intensive care unit: the impact of inactive empiric antimicrobial therapy on outcome [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in the UK. Aims: The aims of this study were to identify the rate of inactive antimicrobial therapy (AMT) in the ICU and whether inactive AMT had an effect on in hospital mortality, ICU ...
Booth, M.G. +4 more
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Catheter-related bloodstream infections
International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science, 2014 Central-venous-catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are an important cause of hospital-acquired infection associated with morbidity, mortality, and cost. Consequences depend on associated organisms, underlying pre-morbid conditions, timeliness, and appropriateness of the treatment/interventions received.
Rupam Gahlot +9 more
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Excess length of hospital stay due to healthcare acquired infections. Methodologies evaluation [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Healthcare acquired infections (HAI) cause an increase of burden and in particular excess length of hospital stay (LOS) accounts for approximately up to 90% of total costs.
Giraldi, G. +4 more
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Intravascular Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection [PDF]
The Neurohospitalist, 2013 Intravascular catheters required for the care of many hospitalized patients can give rise to bloodstream infection, a complication of care that has occurred most frequently in intensive care unit (ICU) settings. Elucidation of the pathogenesis of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) has guided development of effective diagnostic ...
Harshal, Shah +3 more
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SAGE Open MedicineBackground: Catheter-related bloodstream infection is a well-known, severe complication of central venous catheter insertion. Studies that have evaluated the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic’s influence on the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream ...
Petter Lunnemar +2 more
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio: a potential supportive marker for elderly community-acquired bloodstream infections—a retrospective study [PDF]
PeerJBackground Exploring the value of the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a potential supportive marker in community-acquired bloodstream infection in elderly patients.
Peijuan Li +5 more
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Bloodstream infection caused by in a patient with renal hypertension: a case report
Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 Bacteroides caccae is an anaerobic bacterium with a reportedly high isolation rate; however, it rarely causes bloodstream infections. Patients with hypertension are at increased risk of developing anaerobic bacterial infection. In this study, we report a
Yang Yang +4 more
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Readmissions with multidrug-resistant infection in patients with prior multidrug resistant infection [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVETo determine incidence of and risk factors for readmissions with multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infections among patients with previous MDRO infection.DESIGNRetrospective cohort of patients admitted between January 1, 2006, and October 1 ...
Babcock, Hilary M +4 more
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Structural biology of ferritin nanocages
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Talaromyces marneffei (TM) bloodstream infection is common in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients with extreme immunodeficiency in Southeast Asia and South China, however, clinical case study on TM bloodstream infection is ...
Jianjun Sun +13 more
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