title: Eleven-year study of recurrent pneumococcal bacteremia.
abstract: In order to describe the epidemiology and the clinical and microbiological manifestations of recurrent pneumococcal bacteremia, a long-term study was conducted. Between January 1988 and December 1998, a total of 344 episodes of bacteremia caused by pneumococci was detected in 331 patients. Thirteen (3.9%) of these patients experienced recurrent episodes of pneumococcal bacteremia, and all of them had underlying diseases. In 12 of these patients the recurrence was considered to be a reinfection, and in one patient it was considered to be a relapse. Three patients were found to harbor identical strains in both bacteremic episodes, as determined by pulsed-field techniques. Only hematological neoplasia appeared to be a predisposing factor for recurrent pneumococcal bacteremia.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Corporació Parc Taulí, Barcelona, Spain. bfont@cspt.es
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Font
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Llimiñana
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fontanals
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pineda
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Segura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents