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Septicemia in 980 Patients at a University Hospital in Berlin: Prospective Studies During 4 Selected Years Between 1979 and 1989

Septicemia in 980 Patients at a University Hospital in Berlin: Prospective Studies During 4... Abstract A total of 980 episodes of clinically and bacteriologically proven septicemia were included in four prospective 1-year studies at a 1,300-bed university hospital in Berlin between 1979 and 1989. The incidence was 8.1 per 1,000 admissions. The percentage of patients with severe underlying diseases increased significantly from 67% to 95% over the decade. Septicemia due to gram-positive bacteria decreased from 47.3% in 1979 to 43.7% in 1986 and increased again to 51.2% in 1989. Septicemia due to gram-negative organisms decreased constantly from 45.0% in 1979 to 39.8% in 1989. The most frequently isolated species were Escherichia coli (26.4%), Staphylococcus aureus (18.9%), coagulase-negative staphylococci (10.2%), enterococci (7.7%), viridans streptococci (6.4%), Klebsiella species (5.5%), and pneumococci (5.0%). The overall mortality rate decreased significantly from 33.6% in 1979 to 20.8% in 1989. Mortality for episodes of septicemia due to gram-positive bacteria (25.5%) was higher than that for septicemia due to gram-negative bacteria (18.3%). Mortality rates associated with polymicrobic and fungal septicemia were higher than the overall mortality rate. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1992 by The University of Chicago http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Clinical Infectious Diseases Oxford University Press

Septicemia in 980 Patients at a University Hospital in Berlin: Prospective Studies During 4 Selected Years Between 1979 and 1989

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Oxford University Press
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© 1992 by The University of Chicago
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1058-4838
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1537-6591
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10.1093/clind/15.6.991
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Abstract A total of 980 episodes of clinically and bacteriologically proven septicemia were included in four prospective 1-year studies at a 1,300-bed university hospital in Berlin between 1979 and 1989. The incidence was 8.1 per 1,000 admissions. The percentage of patients with severe underlying diseases increased significantly from 67% to 95% over the decade. Septicemia due to gram-positive bacteria decreased from 47.3% in 1979 to 43.7% in 1986 and increased again to 51.2% in 1989. Septicemia due to gram-negative organisms decreased constantly from 45.0% in 1979 to 39.8% in 1989. The most frequently isolated species were Escherichia coli (26.4%), Staphylococcus aureus (18.9%), coagulase-negative staphylococci (10.2%), enterococci (7.7%), viridans streptococci (6.4%), Klebsiella species (5.5%), and pneumococci (5.0%). The overall mortality rate decreased significantly from 33.6% in 1979 to 20.8% in 1989. Mortality for episodes of septicemia due to gram-positive bacteria (25.5%) was higher than that for septicemia due to gram-negative bacteria (18.3%). Mortality rates associated with polymicrobic and fungal septicemia were higher than the overall mortality rate. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1992 by The University of Chicago

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Clinical Infectious Diseases – Oxford University Press

Published: Dec 1, 1992

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