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Viridans group streptococci bloodstream infections in neutropenic adult patients with hematologic malignancy: Single center experience
- Source :
- Folia microbiologica. 63(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Viridans group streptococci bloodstream infections (VGS BSI) remain a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with severe neutropenia. The goal of our study was to evaluate clinical course and microbiological susceptibility of VGS BSI at our center. Retrospective analysis of all microbiologically documented bloodstream infections caused by VGS during the 9-year time period (from January 2006 until December 2014) was carried out. Only patients with severe neutropenia (
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Bacteremia
Lung injury
Single Center
Microbiology
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
Streptococcal Infections
medicine
Mucositis
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
Retrospective Studies
business.industry
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Viridans Streptococci
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Transplantation
Ciprofloxacin
Penicillin
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Hematologic Neoplasms
Female
Complication
business
Febrile neutropenia
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18749356
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Folia microbiologica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9b52dd6deac2a8697f044f67e7628a30