Drug-related superinfection in hospitalized patients.
In a series of 14,077 hospitalized medical patients receiving antibiotics, superinfection developed in 95 (0.7%) during drug therapy. The majority were yeast and fungal infections, and serious infections occurred with a frequency of less than one per 1,000 patients treated. Concurrent immunosuppression and impaired renal function increased the risk of new infections.
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents