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3724434

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-8-18
pubmed:abstractText
The medical records of 507 patients with polymicrobial septicemia were examined to determine prognostic and descriptive factors. Over 50% of the episodes occurred in patients with solid tumors and 80% originated during hospitalization. Invasive procedures and immunosuppressive therapy frequently preceded development of polymicrobial septicemia, and infection was often accompanied by shock and pneumonia. A majority of infections were caused by at least 1 aerobic gram-negative bacillus (76%) and anaerobic infections were not infrequent. Overall response among these patients was 50%, with poorest response seen among patients with persistent neutropenia (25%), pneumonia (19%), and gram-negative bacillary infection (46%). Therapy with an antibiotic regimen to which all causative organisms were sensitive was of greatest prognostic significance. Response to appropriate therapy was 58%, whereas only 10% of those who received inappropriate therapy were cured (p less than .0001).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0025-7974
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
218-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Polymicrobial septicemia in the cancer patient.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study