Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia:: Risk factors for mortality and influence of delayed receipt of effective antimicrobial therapy on clinical outcome
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia:: Risk factors for mortality and influence of delayed receipt of effective antimicrobial therapy on clinical outcome
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DOI:
10.1086/377200
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发表时间:
2003-09-15
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
Choe, KW
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作者:
Kang, CI;Kim, SH;Choe, KW
Among the nosocomial pathogens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is recognized as a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Data on 136 patients with P. aeruginosa bacteremia were retrospectively analyzed to evaluate risk factors for mortality. The median age of the patients was 55 years ( range, 15 - 85 years), 78.7% of the cases were hospital-acquired, and the 30-day mortality rate was 39% ( 53 of 136 patients). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that risk factors for mortality included severe sepsis, pneumonia, delay in starting effective antimicrobial therapy, and an increasing APACHE II score ( all P values