TY - JOUR
AU - Berkey,, Peter
AB - Abstract A review was conducted of 118 episodes of serratia bacteremia in cancer patients during a 16-year period. The infection occurred most commonly in patients with acute leukemia. Most patients acquired the infection in the hospital, and 61% had received antibiotic therapy during the preceding 10 days. Fever occurred in 90% of cases and shock in 18%. Thirtyeight percent of patients had concomitant pneumonia. Patients with shock, pneumonia, or hemorrhage had a substantially poorer prognosis. The response rate was 75% for patients who received appropriate antibiotics, 22% for those who received inappropriate antibiotics, and 29% for those who received no antibiotics. Patients who continued to have positive blood culture results while receiving appropriate antibiotic therapy had a poor diagnosis. Patients who received only an aminoglycoside had the poorest response rate among those who received appropriate therapy. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1989 by The University of Chicago
TI - Serratia Bacteremia: Review of 118 Cases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
DO - 10.1093/clinids/11.6.912
DA - 1989-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/serratia-bacteremia-review-of-118-cases-YIqmCz98bJ
SP - 912
EP - 920
VL - 11
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -