| Clinical importance of "breakthrough" bacteremia. | |
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PMID: 6695945 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Fifty-one episodes of bacteremia and a single episode of fungemia occurred during treatment with seemingly adequate doses of appropriate antibiotics. Clinical findings in these "breakthrough" bacteremias and fungemia were compared with those in 448 non-breakthrough episodes. Breakthrough was more likely to be caused by facultative or aerobic gram-negative rods (e.g., Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas species) than by anaerobes. Of the underlying conditions examined, immunosuppressive doses of glucocorticosteroids, diabetes mellitus, and moderate renal failure were significantly more frequent in patients with breakthrough. A significant association was also observed between an intra-abdominal primary focus of infection (abscesses, biliary tract or bowel infections) and the occurrence of breakthrough. Mortality in breakthrough bacteremia was 61 percent compared with 40 percent in non-breakthrough episodes. The phenomenon of breakthrough bacteremia shows the potential limitations of antibiotic therapy alone. |
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Authors:
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M P Weinstein; L B Reller |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of medicine Volume: 76 ISSN: 0002-9343 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Med. Publication Date: 1984 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1984-03-09 Completed Date: 1984-03-09 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0267200 Medline TA: Am J Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 175-80 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Adult Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use* Gram-Negative Bacteria Humans Male Middle Aged Mycoses / drug therapy Risk Sepsis / complications, diagnosis, drug therapy* |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents |
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