Derivation of a quick Pitt bacteremia score to predict mortality in patients with Gram-negative bloodstream infection
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DOI: 10.1007/s15010-019-01277-7
Abstract: PurposeThis retrospective cohort study derived a “quick” version of the Pitt bacteremia score (qPitt) using binary variables in patients with Gram-negative bloodstream infections (BSI). The qPitt discrimination was then compared to quick sepsis-related organ failure… read more here.
Keywords: bacteremia score; gram negative; negative bloodstream; patients gram ... See more keywords
Improving patient outcomes by promoting antimicrobial stewardship for patients with positive blood cultures: Investigation of patients with gram negative bacterium
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DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.13710
Abstract: In this study, changes in patient outcomes were analysed to evaluate the effects of prospective audit and feedback (PAF), which was promoted under a new system of antimicrobial stewardship (AS), in patients with gram‐negative rod… read more here.
Keywords: patient outcomes; positive blood; stewardship patients; patients gram ... See more keywords
The Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Infective Endocarditis: A Multicentric Retrospective Analysis
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DOI: 10.3390/medicina59030457
Abstract: Background and Objectives: Multidrug-resistant microorganisms have made treating bacterial infections challenging. Resistance to antibiotics is expected to overcome efforts to produce new, effective antibacterial medication that is lifesaving in many situations. Infective endocarditis (IE) is… read more here.
Keywords: infective endocarditis; patients gram; resistance; gram positive ... See more keywords