title: Survey of bacteraemia in a Spanish hospital over a decade (1981-1990).
abstract: The aetiology, epidemiology and in-vitro antibiotic susceptibility of bacteraemic isolates in a Spanish hospital, over a decade (1981-1990), were reviewed. A total of 4363 possible episodes were microbiologically confirmed (incidence: 15.7 cases per 1000 admissions). A slight increase in the number of Gram-positive cocci and anaerobes over the last 4 years was found. The most frequent species (annual range) were: Escherichia coli (13.5%-18.9%), Staphylococcus aureus (10.5%-17.8%), Klebsiella spp. (3.0%-9.4%), Enterococcus faecalis (3.0%-8.2%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2.5%-5.8%) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (1.8%-5.6%). Males were more affected than females (ratio 1.7:1). The portal of entry was known in 2126 episodes, of which the most frequent were urinary and gasto-intestinal tracts (24.4% and 19.4% respectively). Bacteraemia was associated with rapidly and ultimately fatal underlying diseases in 7.2% and 15.1% of the cases respectively. The hospital location of patients was: medical ward 46.0%, surgical ward 22.7%, paediatric ward 16.9%, and intensive care unit 14.4%.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Funcional (Area de Microbiología), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Villar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Méndez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003625:Data Collection; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017053:Infection Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012744:Sex Ratio; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology