| Literature DB >> 25112900 |
Su Jin Jeong1, Sang Sun Yoon2, Il Kwon Bae3, Seok Hoon Jeong4, June Myung Kim1, Kyungwon Lee5.
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The incidence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) bacteremia has increased in recent years, and infections caused by CRPA result in higher mortality than those caused by susceptible strains. This study was performed to evaluate the risk factors for mortality and to study the impact of virulence factors and bacterial strains on clinical outcomes in patients with CRPA bacteremia. Data on 63 episodes of CRPA bacteremia that have occurred between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2009, in a teaching hospital (2000 beds) in Seoul, Korea, were analyzed. The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score at the time of CRPA bacteremia and the capacity of CRPA to form biofilm were independent predictive factors for mortality in patients with CRPA bacteremia. In addition, the biofilm-forming ability and elastase activity of strains were correlated with APACHE II scores to measure the severity of disease and estimate predicted mortality in the patients.Entities:
Keywords: Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Mortality; Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection; Virulence factors
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Year: 2014 PMID： 25112900 DOI： 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2014.07.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN： 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803