TY - JOUR
T1 - Bacteremia of cutaneous origin
AU - Soriano Giménez, J. C.
AU - Tomás Vecina, S.
AU - Torne Cachot, J.
AU - Pedro-Botet Montoya, J.
AU - Garces Jarque, J. M.
AU - Giménez Camarasa, J. M.
AU - Drobnic, L.
AU - Rubies-Prat, J.
PY - 1990/1/1
Y1 - 1990/1/1
N2 - 558 episodes of bacteremia were detected in our medical center during a 2-year period. 17 of them (3%) were of cutaneous origin. 12 cases were community-acquired and 5 were hospital-acquired. The patients median age was of 65 years. 15 patients had a baseline disease, the most frequent being diabetes mellitus and neoplastic disease. The most common bacteria isolated were group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli; 2 patients had multibacterial episodes. Decubitus ulcer and cellulitis were the most frequently associated skin disease. Global mortality was of 47% and was sepsis related in 29% of the cases. Death prognosis factors were old age, diabetes mellitus, gram-negative causal bacteria, nonappropriate antibiotic therapy, low index of clinical suspicion.
AB - 558 episodes of bacteremia were detected in our medical center during a 2-year period. 17 of them (3%) were of cutaneous origin. 12 cases were community-acquired and 5 were hospital-acquired. The patients median age was of 65 years. 15 patients had a baseline disease, the most frequent being diabetes mellitus and neoplastic disease. The most common bacteria isolated were group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli; 2 patients had multibacterial episodes. Decubitus ulcer and cellulitis were the most frequently associated skin disease. Global mortality was of 47% and was sepsis related in 29% of the cases. Death prognosis factors were old age, diabetes mellitus, gram-negative causal bacteria, nonappropriate antibiotic therapy, low index of clinical suspicion.
M3 - Article
SN - 0212-7199
VL - 7
SP - 402
EP - 405
JO - Anales de Medicina Interna
JF - Anales de Medicina Interna
IS - 8
ER -
