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12847307

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-8
pubmed:abstractText
AIM OF THE STUDY AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of bacterial infections occurring in 400 admissions of HIV-positive patients in the Infectious Diseases Unit of the Azienda Ospedale Santa Corona, Pietra Ligure (SV), from January 1994 to September 1996. RESULTS: 56 episodes were documented (14% of admissions): 24 (43%) hospital acquired (11 sepsis, 5 pneumonias, 6 urinary-tract infections, 1 infection of a prosthetic device) and 32 (57%) community-acquired (9 sepsis, 13 pneumonias [6 with bacteremia] 9 urinary-tract infections, 1 endocarditis). At time of diagnosis mean absolute CD4-lymphocyte count was 106/cmm (95% Cl 62-150) and mean neutrophil count was 4.690/cmm (95% Cl 3.466-5.914); 11 patients had a central venous catheter, 9 a vesical catheter and 7 severe skin lesions. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (11/24, 46%) and Pseudomonas (8/24, 33%) were the most frequently isolated pathogens in hospital infections, while the majority of community acquired episodes were due to S. pneumoniae (10/32, 31%). In six episodes (11%) the patient died because of the bacterial infection. CONCLUSIONS: Bacterial infections are quite frequent in this cohort of HIV-infected patients. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus and Pseudomonas represented the major cause of hospital acquired infections, while S. pneumoniae represented the major cause of community acquired episodes.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1124-9390
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
20-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-1-11
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
[Bacterial infections in HIV patients].
pubmed:affiliation
Divisione Malattie Infettive, Azienda Ospedale Santa Corona, Pietra Ligure, SV.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract