Document Details
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Article In Journal |
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Document Title |
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Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia |
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Document Language |
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English |
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Abstract |
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To study the episodes of Staph.aureus
bacteremia diagnosed at King Abdulaziz University
Hospital, to determine the source of infection, risk factors,
the outcome of treatment and to compare our results with
those reported in the literature.
Methods: A retrospective study in which the episodes of
Staph.aureus bacteremia diagnosed at King Abdulaziz
University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in
the period from June 1996 to December 1998 were
analyzed.
Results: A total of 103 episodes of Staph.aureus
bacteremia were diagnosed in 95 patients with a mean age
of 33.61 years (range 2 months to 90 years) and
male:female ratio of 1.9:1. More than 50% of patients
were Saudi nationals. Hospital-acquired infection was
detected in 74% of the episodes versus 25% communityacquired.
Methicillin resistant Staph.aureus was found in
29% of the episodes. Intravenous catheters and wounds
From King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah (Akbar, Mushtaq & El-Tahawi) and King Fahad University Hospital, Dammam (Bahnasy), Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia.
Received 31st July 1999. Accepted for publication in final form 17th October 1999.
Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. D. H. Akbar, Assistant Professor/Consultant Physician, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah
21415, PO Box 18298, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. No.+00966 (2) 6557043/6586516. Fax. No.+00966 (2) 6541626.
were the main sources of bacteremic episodes (29% and
21%). The overall mortality was 32% with significant
association with old age, diabetes mellitus and
hemodialysis for renal failure. Risk factors such as
surgical wounds, diabetes mellitus and malignancy, were
more frequently associated with hospital-acquired than
community-acquired bacteremia. Infective endocarditis
was higher in patients with community-acquired
bacteremia who had unknown source of infection.
Conclusions: As discussed in the text, our results are
comparable with those reported in the literature. Insertion
of intravenous catheters under aseptic precaution, better
care and judicious limitation of patients length of exposure
to central line, in addition to proper wound dressings
could reduce the frequency of blood stream infections. |
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0749-8063 |
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Journal Name |
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Saudi Medical Journal |
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Volume |
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21 |
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Issue Number |
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2 |
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Publishing Year |
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2000 AH
2000 AD |
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Article Type |
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Article |
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Added Date |
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Monday, March 1, 2010 |
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Researchers
| أ.د. دعـــد أكبر | Akbar, Prof. Daad | Researcher | Doctorate | |
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