title: Clinical features and outcome of patients with community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia.
abstract: Cases of community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia (n = 39) that occurred at a tertiary-care hospital during a 5-year period were analysed retrospectively. The commonest underlying diseases were solid tumour (41%) and haematological malignancy (18%). Most (44%) of the patients were neutropenic, and 39% had septic shock at initial presentation. The 30-day attributable mortality rate was 39%. Two previously healthy patients were identified with fatal P. aeruginosa pneumonia with bacteraemia. P. aeruginosa bacteraemia is a fatal infection that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting from the community with rapidly progressive sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: C-I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: S-H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: K-D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H-B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: E-C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: M-D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: K-W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Choe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents