title: [Bacteremia and fungemia in patients with AIDS. Study of 56 episodes].
abstract: We report 56 episodes of bacteremia and fungemia in 45 patients (23%) out of overall 193 cases of AIDS. 41% of the isolates were gram-negative bacilli, with a predominance of Salmonella enteritidis (30%), most of them community-acquired. Gram-positive cocci (18 episodes) were hospital-acquired in 61%, with a predominance of Staphylococcus sp (10 cases). Mycobacteria and Cryptococcus neoformans were isolated in 8 patients. 88.8% of our patients with cryptococcosis (8/9) had positive blood cultures. 76% of the episodes (43/56) were community-acquired, with a high incidence of primary bacteremias (59%). 48% of the patients were cured, whereas 27% died from causes related with the bacteremia.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna-Patología Infecciosa, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Almirante
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ocaña
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pahissa
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Capdevila
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Planes
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martínez Vázquez
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Bacteriemias y fungemias en pacientes con SIDA. Estudio de 56 episodios.