Title |
Reappraisal of the outcome of healthcare-associated and community-acquired bacteramia: a prospective cohort study
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Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-13-344 |
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Authors |
Pilar Retamar, María Dolores López-Prieto, Clara Nátera, Marina de Cueto, Enrique Nuño, Marta Herrero, Fernando Fernández-Sánchez, Angel Muñoz, Francisco Téllez, Berta Becerril, Ana García-Tapia, Inmaculada Carazo, Raquel Moya, Juan E Corzo, Laura León, Leopoldo Muñoz, Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, The Sociedad Andaluza de Enfermedades Infecciosas/Sociedad Andaluza de Microbiología y Parasitología Clínica and Red Española de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas (SAEI/SAMPAC/REIPI) Bacteremia Group |
Abstract |
Healthcare-associated (HCA) bloodstream infections (BSI) have been associated with worse outcomes, in terms of higher frequencies of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms and inappropriate therapy than strict community-acquired (CA) BSI. Recent changes in the epidemiology of community (CO)-BSI and treatment protocols may have modified this association. The objective of this study was to analyse the etiology, therapy and outcomes for CA and HCA BSI in our area. |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Greece | 1 | 2% |
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Researcher | 7 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 12% |
Student > Master | 6 | 12% |
Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 8% |
Other | 13 | 25% |
Unknown | 9 | 17% |
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Psychology | 3 | 6% |
Engineering | 2 | 4% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 4% |
Other | 7 | 13% |
Unknown | 11 | 21% |