Septicemia in a Community Hospital 1970 Through 1973

Activity of Cefamandole, Cefoxitin, Ampicillin and Gentamicin against 419 Bacteria Isolated from Blood of Patients with Sepsis

“…The proportion of bacteria isolated from the blood of septic patients at our hospital is similar to the experience of a large city hos pital [15], a cancer center [22], a large teaching hospital [30] and a community hospital [21].…”

Community-acquired Bacteraemia; A Prospective Survey of 239 Cases

“…Secondary complications directly or indirectly related to the underlying bacteraeaia accounted for a further 17 deathn. These included massive pulaonary embolus (2) ,respiratory failure ( 4) , cerebrovascular accidents (2), mycotic aneurysms (2),endocarditis…”

“…The incidence and epidemiology of bacteraemia has been widely [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] bottles were incubated at 37°C and te~ted on the BACTEC 460 twice on the first day and once daily for 7 days.Anaerobic 7D bottles were incubated at 37 C and tested daily from days 2 -7. A growth index of 35 or more and 20 or more for aerobic and anaerobic bottles respectively was considered positive.…”

Nosocomial Infection Control and the Smaller Hospital—What Do We Know, What Do We Do?

“…This was clearly shown to be an important factor when reviewing the literature on the incidence of community acquired and nosocomial septicemia among university hospitals, government hospitals and community teaching hospitals. 3 This type of information suggests strongly that careful analyses of nosocomial infection control issues among groups of small hospitals would be a fruitful area of review and study. …”