Frequency of isolation of pathogens from bloodstream, nosocomial pneumonia, skin and soft tissue, and urinary tract infections occurring in European patients
Ac. Fluit et al., Frequency of isolation of pathogens from bloodstream, nosocomial pneumonia, skin and soft tissue, and urinary tract infections occurring in European patients, EUR J CL M, 20(3), 2001, pp. 188-191
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11
Language
INGLESE
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Article
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The frequency of isolation of pathogens that cause different types of infec
tions is an important guide for empiric therapy. As part of the SENTRY Anti
microbial Surveillance Program, the frequency of isolation of different bac
terial species from bloodstream, nosocomial pneumonia, skin and soft tissue
, and urinary tract infections occurring in European patients was determine
d. A total of 15,704 isolates were collected in 1997 and 1998 from 24 unive
rsity hospitals in 14 European countries: 9,194 from bloodstream, 2,052 fro
m nosocomial pneumonia, 2,320 from skin and soft tissue, and 2,138 from uri
nary tract infections, More than 95% of all bacterial infections were cause
d by only 15 different genera. Staphylococcus spp. and Escherichia spp. acc
ounted for more than 50% of the infectious isolates, with the exception of
those obtained from cases of nosocomial pneumonia. In the latter type of in
fection, isolates belonging to these two genera were responsible for 30% of
the infections. An analysis at the individual species level showed that Es
cherichia coli caused a large proportion of bloodstream and urinary tract i
nfections (20.8% and 49.3% of isolates, respectively). Staphylococcus aureu
s was the main causative species for nosocomial pneumonia and skin and soft
tissue infections (21.5% and 37.4% of isolates, respectively). In addition
, Pseudomonas aeruginosa played an important role in all types of infection
analyzed.