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Community‐Acquired Bacteremia in the Elderly: Analysis of One Hundred Consecutive Episodes
Author(s) -
Esposito Anthony L.,
Gleckman Richard A.,
Cram Sheila,
Crowley Monique,
McCabe Fannie,
Drapkin Mark S.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb00622.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , klebsiella pneumoniae , urinary system , retrospective cohort study , streptococcus pneumoniae , medical record , klebsiella , surgery , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , chemistry , escherichia coli , biology , gene
A retrospective analysis was made of the records of 100 consecutive geriatric patients with community‐acquired bacteremia, admitted to a suburban hospital. The most frequently identified tissue sources for these bacteremias were the urinary tract (34 percent), biliary tract (20 percent), and lungs (13 percent). In 11 percent of the patients, the tissue focus was not established. E. coli, Klebsiella species and Streptococcus pneumoniae were the most common organisms isolated, and they contributed to 73 percent of the bacteremias. Of the 100 patients, 26 succumbed to the infection. Clinical manifestations unique to the geriatric patient are described.