title: Characteristics of bacteremia in pediatric oncology patients based on pathogen classification as associated with the gastrointestinal mucosa or skin.
abstract: Factors favoring blood stream infections associated with gastrointestinal mucosa versus skin organisms were explored. An observed difference was attributable to bacteremia from oral flora in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia or mucositis. Our data do not support the conclusion that isolation of enteric Gram-negatives is unrelated to the central catheter.
authors.affiliation: 1Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases,Cleveland Clinic,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Aron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flagg
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Quantitative Health Sciences,Cleveland Clinic,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Worley
authors.affiliation: 1Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases,Cleveland Clinic,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Charles B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D009820:Ohio; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D055815:Young Adult