Septicemia in a Community Hospital 1970 through 1973.
Septicemia developed in 34 patients per 10,000 admissions to a community hospital during 1970 through 1973. Two thirds of the 207 patients had community-acquired septicemia, and one third had nosocomial septicemia. Septicemia-related mortality was 20.3%. Mortality and incidence of septicemia was substantially higher in patients with ultimately fatal and rapidly fatal underlying diseases. Septicemia was associated with shock in 9.7% of the patients. Foley catheterization and prophylactic antibiotic therapy could not be implicated as major risk factors for the development of septicemia. This study shows an incidence of Gram-negative bacteremia, septic shock, and mortality substantially less than that described in published data from noncommunity hospitals.
D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000635:transmission; D014481:United States; D014922:Wisconsin