Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia upon hospital admission: risk factors for mortality and influence of inadequate empirical antimicrobial therapy

V Schechner, T Gottesman, O Schwartz… - … and infectious disease, 2011 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an uncommon cause of bacteremia upon hospital admission
(UHA) and the chosen empirical antimicrobial therapy may not cover it appropriately. In a …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia: Risk Factors for Mortality and Influence of Delayed Receipt of Effective Antimicrobial Therapy on Clinical Outcome

CI Kang, SH Kim, HB Kim, SW Park… - Clinical infectious …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Among the nosocomial pathogens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is recognized as a major
cause of morbidity and mortality. Data on 136 patients with P. aeruginosa bacteremia were …

Inappropriate initial antimicrobial therapy as a risk factor for mortality in patients with community-onset Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia

HS Cheong, CI Kang, YM Wi, KS Ko, DR Chung… - European journal of …, 2008 - Springer
This study was performed to identify the risk factors for mortality and evaluate the effect of
inappropriate initial antimicrobial therapy on the outcomes of patients with community-onset …

Clinical significance and predictors of community-onset Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia

HS Cheong, CI Kang, YM Wi, ES Kim, JS Lee… - The American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia is a serious and possibly fatal
condition. It is important to determine the likelihood of P. aeruginosa bacteremia when Gram …

Impact of Empiric Antibiotic Therapy on Outcomes in Patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia

RB Osih, JC McGregor, SE Rich… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The impact of appropriate empirical antimicrobial therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa
bacteremia on patient outcomes has not been clearly established. We assessed the effect of …

Reappraisal of attributable mortality in critically ill patients with nosocomial bacteraemia involving Pseudomonas aeruginosa

S Blot, K Vandewoude, E Hoste, F Colardyn - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2003 - Elsevier
In a retrospective study, population characteristics and outcome were investigated in
intensive care unit (ICU) patients with hospital-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

Gram-Negative Bacteremia upon Hospital Admission: When Should Pseudomonas aeruginosa Be Suspected?

V Schechner, V Nobre, KS Kaye… - Clinical Infectious …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an uncommon cause of community-acquired
bacteremia among patients without severe immunodeficiency. Because tension exists …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in the intensive care unit: can the adequacy of empirical β-lactam antibiotic therapy be improved?

S Bhat, S Fujitani, BA Potoski, B Capitano… - International journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Inadequate empirical antibiotic therapy for serious Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections has
been linked to increased mortality. We performed a retrospective cohort study of consecutive …

Clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality in patients with bacteremia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

T Horino, A Chiba, S Kawano, T Kato, F Sato… - Internal …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objective The mortality rates for bacteremia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa remain high.
In our hospital, we performed retrospective analyses to determine risk factors for mortality …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa revisited

CW Stratton - Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1990 - cambridge.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa previously has been reviewed in “Topics in Clinical
Microbiology.” However, the increased importance of this micro-organism in nosocomial …