Prognostic factors in patients with IVDA and bacteremia
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
; Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R;82(9): 412-5, Sept. 1990. tab
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ABSTRACT
The medical records of all the patients with bacteremia and recent use of illicit intravenous drugs admitted to Hospital Universitario Ramón Ruíz Aranau from January 1, 1988 to June 30, 1989 were reviewed. It consisted of 28 records, 21 of which were male patients and 7 females. The mortality rate among these patients was 46%. Staphhylococcus aureus was the most common pathogen recovered from blood cultures. All the S. aureus were methicillin sensitive. The presence of clinical sepsis, a low Karnofsky performance status at the time of admission and multiorgan abnormalities were the most important prognostic factors that determined outcome in these patients
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa
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Sepse
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Puerto rico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Porto Rico