Objective The effect of hospital-acquired bacteraemia on mortality is sparsely investigated.
We investigated the incidence and hospital-acquired bacteraemia impact on mortality …

Objectives Population-based estimates of excess length of stay after hospital-acquired
bacteraemia (HAB) are few and prone to time-dependent bias. We investigated the excess …

Epidemiological and clinical features were studied as potential prognostic factors for
outcomes of bacteraemic patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Greece. The …

Introduction: Bacteraemia is a frequent infectious condition that strongly affects morbidity
and mortality. The incidence is increasing worldwide. This study explores all-cause 30-day …

Background. Little is known about temporal trends in the incidence and mortality associated
with bacteremia in the general population. Methods. We conducted a population-based …

Background Knowledge on hospital-related interventions as risk factors for hospital-
acquired bacteraemia (HAB) is sparse. Aim We aimed to investigate hospital interventions …

Background Comparison of mortality among patients with positive and negative blood
cultures may indicate the contribution of bacteremia to mortality. This study (1) compared …

OBJECTIVES: Classically, infections have been considered either nosocomial or community-
acquired. Healthcare-associated infection represents a new classification intended to …

During a period of 10 years, 293 of 4270 admissions to the general intensive care unit (ICU)
at Medway Maritime Hospital had 356 bacteraemias due to one of 14 microorganisms …

We evaluated magnitude of bacteraemia as a predictor of mortality, comprising all adult
patients with a first-time mono-microbial bacteraemia. The number of positive bottles [1 …