Skånsberg P, Belfrage S, Ericson C, Renmarker K. Bacteremia: the significance of outside versus inside hospital origin.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1975;
7:29-33. [PMID:
1145130 DOI:
10.3109/inf.1975.7.issue-1.05]
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Abstract
168 patients with bacteremia seen in 1965-1969 were studied with regard to mortality rate, age and sex distribution, sources of infection, predisposing factors and infecting organisms. Special attention was drawn to outside hospital originating bacteremia vis-a-vis hospital-acquired bacteremia. In general, the results obtained were essentially in agreement with earlier experiences elsewhere. The most striking observations were, firstly, the grave prognosis associated with hospital-acquired bacteremia and, secondly, the dominant role played by gram-negative bacilli.
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