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Agents of Nosocomial Bacteremia and Microorganisms Isolated from Blood Cultures in an Intensive Care Unit Patients

REANİMASYON HASTALARINDA NOZOKOMİYAL BAKTERİYEMİ ETKENLERİ VE KAN KÜLTÜRLERİNDE ÜREYEN MİKROORGANİZMALAR

İffet Palabıyıkoğlu
J. Sedef Bengisun
Mehmet Oral
Filiz Cansızoğlu
İlkay Baran
Melek Tulunay
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2000-04-01
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Conclusion: As expected in intensive care units, gram negative bacteria were the leading agents of nosocomial bacteremia.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Blood-stream infections consist a high proportion of nosocomial infections.
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Key Findings & Data:Blood cultures and nosocomial bacteremia agents were evaluated in patients hospitalized in our reanimation unit during 1998.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: As expected in intensive care units, gram negative bacteria were the leading agents of nosocomial bacteremia.
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⚙️Variables:Nosocomial bacteremia · intensive care unit · blood cultures

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Objective: Blood-stream infections consist a high proportion of nosocomial infections. Blood cultures and nosocomial bacteremia agents were evaluated in patients hospitalized in our reanimation unit during 1998. Material and Method: A total of 557 blood cultures were observed in automatic culture system BACTEC 9120 (Becton Dickinson, USA) whereas catheter cultures were evaluated according to Maki’s semi-quantita-tive method. Results: Gram negative bacilli constituted 63 % of all nosocomial blood-stream infection agents and 57 % of all microorganisms isolated from blood cultures. Conclusion: As expected in intensive care units, gram negative bacteria were the leading agents of nosocomial bacteremia.

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Palabıyıkoğlu, İ., Bengisun, J. S., Oral, M., Cansızoğlu, F., Baran, İ., Tulunay, M. (2000). Agents of Nosocomial Bacteremia and Microorganisms Isolated from Blood Cultures in an Intensive Care Unit Patients. Meandros Medical And Dental Journal, Volume: 1 Issue: 1. https://ajindex.com/articles/1291498

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