Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9275534 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Cases of community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia (n = 39) that occurred at a tertiary-care hospital during a 5-year period were analysed retrospectively. The commonest underlying diseases were solid tumour (41%) and haematological malignancy (18%). Most (44%) of the patients were neutropenic, and 39% had septic shock at initial presentation. The 30-day attributable mortality rate was 39%. Two previously healthy patients were identified with fatal P. aeruginosa pneumonia with bacteraemia. P. aeruginosa bacteraemia is a fatal infection that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting from the community with rapidly progressive sepsis.
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Authors
C.-I. Kang, S.-H. Kim, W.B. Park, K.-D. Lee, H.-B. Kim, E.-C. Kim, M.-D. Oh, K.-W. Choe,