Abstract
This study was performed to determine clinical predictors for enterococcal bacteraemia among hospitalized patients with suspected sepsis of abdominal origin. Among patients with bacteraemic intra-abdominal infections, 50 patients with enterococcal bacteraemia were compared with 618 patients with Gram-negative bacteraemia. Nosocomial acquisition and recent operation were found to be significantly associated with enterococcal bacteraemia, along with haematological malignancy, percutaneous trans-hepatic biliary drainage, and solid tumour (p < 0.05 for all).
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Bacteremia / epidemiology*
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Bacteremia / microbiology
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Biomarkers
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Cross Infection / complications
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Cross Infection / pathology
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Enterococcus / isolation & purification*
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Female
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / complications*
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasms / complications
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Peritonitis / complications*
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Peritonitis / microbiology
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Peritonitis / pathology*
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Postoperative Complications / microbiology
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Postoperative Complications / pathology
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Prognosis