Journal of Nursing & Care

Ana Carolina Souza Oliveira

Publications

• Research Article
  Bloodstream Infection: The Influence of Risk Factors, Etiology and Antimicrobial Therapy on Mortality Rates
  Author(s): Rosana de Oliveira Santos Guimarães, Thúlio Marquez Cunha, Ana Carolina Souza Oliveira, Lúcio Borges de Araújo, Reginaldo dos Santos Pedroso and Denise Von Dolinger de Brito RöderRosana de Oliveira Santos Guimarães, Thúlio Marquez Cunha, Ana Carolina Souza Oliveira, Lúcio Borges de Araújo, Reginaldo dos Santos Pedroso and Denise Von Dolinger de Brito Röder
  
  Introduction: Inappropriate initial antimicrobial therapy leads to higher mortality in patients with bloodstream infection. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between risk factors, etiology and antimicrobial therapy on mortality rates of patients with bloodstream infection. Methods: Between January 2016 to December 2016, 167 patients with bloodstream infection were prospectively evaluated according to the presence or absence of inappropriate antimicrobial therapy of infection. Hospital mortality was the main outcome variable compared between the two study groups. Results: Infected patients who received inappropriate antimicrobial therapy had statistically more diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal disease and death than infected patients who initially received appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Loading dose error and error in starting antim.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000391

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