Four-year prospective evaluation of community-acquired bacteremia: epidemiology, microbiology, and patient outcome

Bloodstream infections in older patients

“…In this study, 44% of patients 65 y and older had an indwelling urinary catheter and patients in this age group were more likely to have a urinary source of infection. 37 Even in the absence of an indwelling urinary catheter, higher rates of UTI in older patients may be secondary to incontinence or neurological disorders and to a higher rate of bacteremia associated with pyelonephritis in older people. 30,35,38 As presented in Table 3, most studies reported respiratory tract as the source in 9-28% of patients.…”

E-test antibiotic susceptibility of E.coli strains isolated from hospital acquired infections of Imam Khomeini hospital, Ilam, Iran

“…Escherichia coli (E.coli) as main cause of both nosocomial and community-acquired infections in humans have a relatively large potential for developing resistance (1,2). Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common cause of morbidity in women (3).…”

What do central venous catheter‐associated bloodstream infections have to do with bundles?

“…However, recent studies have demonstrated that community-acquired bacteremia is often device-related. Over a four-year study period (1994 to 1998) in Seattle, Washington, USA, intravascular catheters were implicated in 20.4% of community-acquired BSIs (22). The crude mortality rate for intravascular catheter-related BSI was 7.1%, which did not represent an independent risk factor for death (22).…”

“…Over a four-year study period (1994 to 1998) in Seattle, Washington, USA, intravascular catheters were implicated in 20.4% of community-acquired BSIs (22). The crude mortality rate for intravascular catheter-related BSI was 7.1%, which did not represent an independent risk factor for death (22). In 1996, Steinberg et al (23) reported a 22% increase in community-acquired S aureus bacteremias related to intravascular catheters between 1980 and 1993.…”