Sepsis Risk Factors
Researchers from University of Sao Paulo describe findings in sepsis risk factors
Published in Health Risk Factor Week, July 24th, 2007
Researchers detail in "Epidemiology and risk factors for bloodstream infections after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantion," new data in sepsis. "A total of 315 patients who underwent allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) during a 4-year period were analysed with the aim of collecting information on bloodstream infections (BSI). Eighty-four patients (27%) developed 112 BSI, with a cumulative risk of 20.6% at 30 days and 27.7% at 180 days," investigators in Brazil report.
"Overall, 127 pathogens were isolated, 95 (75%) gram-positive cocci, 27 (21%) gram-negative rods and 5 (4%) fungi. Enterococcus sp. accounted for 46 of 127 (36%)...
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