Epidemiology of hospital-acquired urinary tract-related bloodstream infection at a university hospital.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Nov;32(11):1127-9
Authors: Chang R, Todd Greene M, Chenoweth CE, Kuhn L, Shuman E, Rogers MA, Saint S
Abstract
Little is known about the epidemiology of nosocomial urinary tract-related bloodstream infection. In a case series from an academic medical center, Enterococcus (28.7%) and Candida (19.6%) species were the predominant microorganisms, which suggests a potential shift from gram-negative microorganisms. A case-fatality rate of 32.8% highlights the severity of this condition.
PMID: 22011543 [PubMed - in process]