Bloodstream infections and perinatal mortality.

Bloodstream infections and perinatal mortality

Bloodstream infection is demonstrable at necropsy in 21-1 % of perinatal deaths but is almost invariably a secondary event, often terminal, contributing to death as a secondary cause. In only 3-8% is infection recorded as the primary cause of death. Escherichia coli predominates, and postmortem and antemortem studies alike confirm the tendency of this and other microbes to involve the meninges ...

733Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) faecium Bloodstream Infections and Mortality

Background. Enterococci are the third most common cause of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections, and VRE infections, particularly those caused by Enterococcus faecium, are associated with increased morbidity, mortality, length of stay and cost due to antibiotic resistance to several antimicrobial agents. Methods. A retrospective review of electronic medical records from January 2010 to ...

Risk Factors and Mortality Associated with Candida krusei Bloodstream Infections

Mortality in enterococcal bloodstream infections increases with inappropriate antimicrobial therapy.

Enterococcus species are common in nosocomial bloodstream infections and their incidence is rising. Although well recognized in several serious bacterial infections, the influence of appropriate antimicrobial therapy in enterococcal bacteraemia has not been fully settled. The aim of the study was to determine whether administration of inappropriate antibiotics in enterococcal bacteraemia is an ...

Excess mortality in critically ill patients with nosocomial bloodstream infections.

To determine the excess mortality attributable to hospital-acquired bloodstream infections, we applied the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II classification to 34 critically ill patients with this complication. The study included primary bloodstream infections, defined by a positive blood culture at least three days after hospitalization, in the absence of any other appa...