title: [Gram-negative enteric bacteremia in children in the Negev (1989-1994)].
abstract: During 1989-1994, there were 322 episodes of Gram-negative enteric bacteremia in 308 children. The incidence increased from 31/100,000 in children younger than 15 years of age during 1989-1991, to 50/100,000 during 1992-1994. The most common pathogens were Klebsiella, E. Coli, Salmonella and Enterobacter. 39% of episodes were nosocomial and a significant increase was recorded for each species during the last 3 years of the study. Klebsiella represented the most common pathogen causing nosocomial bacteremia, while E. coli and Salmonella were the main pathogens causing community-acquired bacteremia. In this study in southern Israel, the incidence of Gram-negative enteric bacteremia was significantly higher in Bedouin children, with the exception of bacteremia due to Salmonella, which occurred mainly in Jewish children.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheba.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maimon-Greenwald
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leibovitz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maimon
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Peled
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dagan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D004754:Enterobacter; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology