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A multicenter study on clinical characteristics of Acinetobacter bacteremia in patients with liver cirrhosis
- Source :
- Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 52, Iss 6, Pp 956-965 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background: Clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality of Acinetobacter bacteremia in cirrhotic patients have not been investigated. Methods: Acinetobacter bacteremia cases from four medical centers were collected from 2009 to 2014, to compare between patients with and without liver cirrhosis. Risk factors for mortality of Acinetobacter bacteremia among cirrhotic patients were identified using multivariate logistic regression. Results: Among the patients with Acinetobacter bacteremia, 72 had liver cirrhosis and 816 had not. Patients with cirrhosis were younger (57.5 [50–71] vs. 72 [50.25–71], p
- Subjects :
- Microbiology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16841182
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.fc88492b7f4e4c31b3887320ce2dce9f
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2018.03.001