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Gram-negative bacteremia upon hospital admission: when should Pseudomonas aeruginosa be suspected?

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Schechner, V; Nobre, V; Kaye, KS; Leshno, M; Giladi, M; Rohner, P; Harbarth, S; Anderson, DJ; Karchmer, AW; Schwaber, MJ; Carmeli, Y
Published in: Clin Infect Dis
March 1, 2009

BACKGROUND: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an uncommon cause of community-acquired bacteremia among patients without severe immunodeficiency. Because tension exists between the need to limit unnecessary use of anti-pseudomonal agents and the need to avoid a delay in appropriate therapy, clinicians require better guidance regarding when to cover empirically for P. aeruginosa. We sought to determine the occurrence of and construct a model to predict P. aeruginosa bacteremia upon hospital admission. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted in 4 tertiary care hospitals. Microbiology databases were searched to find all episodes of bacteremia caused by gram-negative rods (GNRs)

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Clin Infect Dis

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1537-6591

Publication Date

March 1, 2009

Volume

48

Issue

5

Start / End Page

580 / 586

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Pseudomonas Infections
  • Middle Aged
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
 

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Schechner, V., Nobre, V., Kaye, K. S., Leshno, M., Giladi, M., Rohner, P., … Carmeli, Y. (2009). Gram-negative bacteremia upon hospital admission: when should Pseudomonas aeruginosa be suspected? Clin Infect Dis, 48(5), 580–586. https://doi.org/10.1086/596709
Journal cover image

Published In

Clin Infect Dis

DOI

EISSN

1537-6591

Publication Date

March 1, 2009

Volume

48

Issue

5

Start / End Page

580 / 586

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Pseudomonas Infections
  • Middle Aged
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization