Bacteraemia--a New York perception.
Positive blood cultures (in total 7541) obtained from patients of varied social background in a New York medical centre between 1984 and 1989 are reviewed. Streptococcus pneumoniae predominated in community-acquired infections, and coagulase-negative staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus in nosocomial infections, the latter often arising from intravenous lines. The reported trend towards Gram-positive isolates is confirmed in this series.
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Department of Epidemiology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY.
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D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*