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Group B streptococcal bacteremia in nonpregnant adults at a community teaching hospital.(Statistical Data Included)
Southern Medical Journal; 12/1/2001; Larppanichpoonphol, Panupong Watanakunakorn, Chatrchai; 787 words
; ... ABSTRACT Background. Group B streptococcal bacteremia in nonpregnant adults continues to be ... patients with group B streptococcal bacteremia from 1995 to 1999 and compared the findings ... 36 episodes of group B streptococcal bacteremia. The mean age was 70 years. Most of ...
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Ceftriaxone vs. amoxicillin in children at risk for bacteremia. (adapted from the Journal of Pediatrics, April 1994)(includes editor's note) (Tips from Other Journals)
American Family Physician; 10/1/1994; Sadovsky, Richard; 584 words
; Bacteremia with pathogenic organisms occurs in 3 to 7 percent of ... treatment for children with known or suspected occult bacteremia has not been established. Some authorities recommend ... amoxicillin in the treatment of children at risk for occult bacteremia. The study included 6,637 febrile patients between ...
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Factors for prediction of bacteremia in the elderly. (adapted from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, March 1995)(Tips from Other Journals)
American Family Physician; 9/1/1995; 293 words
; Bacteremia carries a high fatality rate, particularly in elderly ... However, the decision to perform blood cultures for bacteremia is often a subjective and difficult clinical decision ... colleagues evaluated potential clinical predictors of bacteremia to determine when blood cultures should be ordered ...
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Hepatic iron content and the risk of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in liver transplant recipients
Progress in Transplantation; 12/1/2007; Singh, Nina; Wannstedt, Cheryl; Keyes, Lois; Mayher, Debra; Tickerhoof, Lisa; Akoad, Mohamed; Wagener, Marilyn M; Frye, Roy; Cacciarelli, Thomas V; 787 words
; ... factor for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in liver transplant recipients. Seven of 13 cases with 5 aureus bacteremia (53.8%) had hepatic explant iron ... correlated with a higher risk of S aureus bacteremia after transplantation. However ...
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Central line associated bacteremia in the pediatric patient.
Pediatric Nursing; 5/1/1996; Long, Carol A. Stashinko, Elaine E. Byrnes, Kristen Leclair, Jeanne Molchan, Elaine; 787 words
; ... day risk of central line associated bacteremia in an infant-toddler population and ... with the development of central line bacteremia. Method: The Central Line Data Tool ... significantly associated with central line bacteremia included: PAS infusion, catheter type ...
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Changes in the Epidemiology of Pneumococcal Bacteremia in a Swiss University Hospital During a 15-Year Period, 1986-2000
Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 5/1/2004; Trampuz, Andrej; Widmer, Andreas F; Fluckiger, Ursula; Haenggi, Monika; Et al; 787 words
; ... outcome of patients with pneumococcal bacteremia during a 15-year period in a Swiss university ... analyzed 405 episodes of pneumococcal bacteremia in 394 patients. The mean annual incidence ... proportion of women with pneumococcal bacteremia increased from 37% to 52%. Independent ...
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Short-term bacteremia therapy may be ineffective.
Skin & Allergy News; 12/1/2006; Brunk, Doug; 527 words
; ... catheter-related Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia who were on antibiotic therapy for less ... controlled trial of therapy for S. aureus bacteremia and S. aureus endocarditis (N. Engl ... monitor for complications of S. aureus bacteremia. Treatment failures were defined as ...
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Risk Factors for Infective Endocarditis and Outcome of Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 10/1/2007; Hill, Evelyn E; Vanderschueren, Steven; Verhaegen, Jan; Herijgers, Paul; Et al; 787 words
; ... mortality in patients with S aureus bacteremia (SAB). PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study ... pacemaker, persistent fever, and persistent bacteremia were significantly associated with SAIE ... CI, 1.0-9.0; P=.04), and persistent bacteremia (OR, 6.8; 95% CI, 2.3-20.2; P=.001 ...
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Bacteremia and urinary catheter replacement.(Tips from Other Journals)
American Family Physician; 9/1/1997; Apgar, Barbara; 421 words
; The impact of bacteremia during urologic manipulations has ... whether catheter replacement causes bacteremia and whether this contributes to clinically ... or laboratory signs or symptoms of bacteremia or urosepsis. Blood cultures were ...
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Anaerobic bacteremia in a neonatal ICU. (intensive care unit)
American Family Physician; 5/1/1989; 356 words
; Anaerobic Bacteremia in a Neonatal ICU The development of anaerobic bacteremia in the first three days of life is generally associated ... amnionitis. However, in older infants, anerobic bacteremia is associated with gastrointestinal disease, primarily ...
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