OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical impact of age on bacteremia among adults visiting
the emergency department (ED). METHODS: Bacteremic adults visiting the ED from January …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical impact of inappropriate empirical antibiotics on
patient outcome and determine the risk factors for mortality in bacteremic adults who visited …

Background Approximately two-thirds of the patients with severe sepsis or septic shock are
first encountered in the emergency departments (EDs) of western countries, in which …

Study objectives: To characterize the clinical presentation and identify factors predictive of
bacteremia in elderly patients. Design: Retrospective review of emergency department …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Patients who came from the community but were recently discharged
from the hospital have a higher risk of contracting antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections …

OBJECTIVES: Bacteremia is a severe bacterial infection with significant mortality and
morbidity. Clinical parameters that reliably predict the presence of community-onset …

Infectious diseases are a common cause of increased morbidity and mortality in elderly
patients. Bacteraemia in the elderly is a difficult diagnosis and a therapeutic challenge due …

Background Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and streptococci are leading Gram-positive
pathogens causing community-onset bacteremia. The comparisons of initial presentations …

BACKGROUND: Although debate exists about the treatment of sepsis, few disagree about
the benefits of early, appropriately targeted antibiotic administration. STUDY OBJECTIVES …

Objectives: Patients with bacteremia have a high mortality and generally require urgent
treatment. The authors conducted a study to describe bacteremic patients in emergency …