Microbiological characteristics of bloodstream infections in a reference hospital in northeastern Brazil
| Autor: | M. C. Melo, A. P. M. Carvalho Neto, T. L. G. Q. Maranhão, E. S. Costa, C. M. A. Nascimento, M. G. S. Cavalcanti, G. C. Ferreira-Júnior, M. A. N. Rocha, K. M. Silva, C. J. Santos Júnior, T. J. M. Rocha |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Biology, Vol 84 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4375 1519-6984 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1519-6984.253065 |
| Popis: | Abstract Routine blood culture is used for the detection of bloodstream infections by aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and by common pathogenic yeasts. A retrospective study was conducted in a public hospital in Maceió-AL, by collecting data of all medical records with positive blood cultures. Out of the 2,107 blood cultures performed, 17% were positive with Staphylococcus coagulase negative (51.14%), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (11.21%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (6.32%). Gram-positive bacteria predominated among positive blood cultures, highlighting the group of Staphylococcus coagulase-negative. While Gram-negative bacteria had a higher number of species among positive blood cultures. |
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