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Bacteremia on an obstetric-gynecologic service.
- Source :
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American journal of obstetrics and gynecology [Am J Obstet Gynecol] 1975 Jan 15; Vol. 121 (2), pp. 205-12. - Publication Year :
- 1975
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Abstract
- In a one-year evaluation of the Obstetric-Gynecologic Services of the Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, bacteremia was confirmed on 144 occasions in 139 patients. This represented an over-all incidence of 7/1,000 admissions with gram-negative bacteremia observed in 3.1/1,000 admissions. There were four deaths in this series. The most frequently recovered aerobes were Escherichia coli, enterococci, and beta hemolytic streptococci, not Group A or D, while the most commonly isolated anaerobes were peptostreptococci, peptococci, and Bacteroides. These patterns of bacterial isolation should be acknowledged in antibiotic strategies for septic patients. There is a positive correlation between the incidence of intrapartum maternal and fetal monitoring and postpartum maternal bacteremia. The oncology patients were the most seriously ill women with bacteremia.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Bacteria isolation & purification
California
Candida albicans isolation & purification
Candidiasis epidemiology
Candidiasis microbiology
Cross Infection microbiology
Escherichia coli isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Infections microbiology
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Genital Diseases, Female complications
Genital Neoplasms, Female complications
Hospitals, Maternity
Humans
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Sepsis etiology
Sepsis microbiology
Streptococcal Infections microbiology
Streptococcus isolation & purification
Cross Infection epidemiology
Escherichia coli Infections epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious epidemiology
Puerperal Infection epidemiology
Sepsis epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0002-9378
- Volume :
- 121
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1090168
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(75)90641-9