Seven-year review of paediatric bacteraemias diagnosed in a Spanish university hospital |
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Authors: | Pérez López A Giménez M Rodrigo C Alonso A Prat C Ausina V |
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Institution: | Servicio de Microbiología y Parasitología, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain. andres@ns.hugtip.scs.es |
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Abstract: | This study analysed the clinical and bacteriological patterns of paediatric bacteraemia in a university hospital, by a review of 213 episodes over a period of 7?y. Streptococcus pneumoniae was the most frequent aetiological agent after the neonatal period and Streptococcus agalactiae in neonatal sepsis. Almost half of pneumococci and meningococci were penicillin non-susceptible. Four neonatal deaths attributed to bacteraemia were recorded.
Conclusion: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of community-acquired bacteraemia. Mortality due to bacteraemia in children without underlying conditions is rare. |
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Keywords: | Aetiology antimicrobial bacteraemia paediatrics susceptibility |
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