Open AccessBloodstream Infections in Patients with Hematologic Diseases: Causative Organisms and Factors Associated with Resistance
Author(s) -
Hyeah Choi,
Hyojin Ahn,
Raeseok Lee,
SungYeon Cho,
Dong Gun Lee
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection and chemotherapy/gam'yeom gwa hwahag yo'beob/infection and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.724
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2092-6448
pISSN - 1598-8112
DOI - 10.3947/ic.2022.0069
Subject(s) - medicine , enterococcus faecium , microbiology and biotechnology , ampicillin , enterococcus , enterococcus faecalis , antibiotic resistance , vancomycin , acinetobacter , antibiotics , biology , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
Patients with hematologic diseases are at high risk of bloodstream infections (BSIs). This study aimed to analyze clinical features and distributions of microorganisms in patients with hematologic diseases presenting at a tertiary care university-affiliated hospital in Korea.