Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 1990 · 11 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyBacteriologyMedical MicrobiologySepsisBacterial InfectionsBloodstream InfectionsClinical BacteriologyCommunity-acquired InfectionsHealthcare-associated InfectionsNosocomial InfectionsCoagulase-negative StaphylococciCommunity-acquired Bacterial InfectionsGram-negative Bacterial InfectionsGram-positive Bacterial InfectionsGram-positive Bloodstream InfectionNosocomial Bacterial InfectionsNosocomial Bloodstream InfectionsSocial Background
Positive blood cultures (in total 7541) obtained from patients of varied social background in a New York medical centre between 1984 and 1989 are reviewed. Streptococcus pneumoniae predominated in community-acquired infections, and coagulase-negative staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus in nosocomial infections, the latter often arising from intravenous lines. The reported trend towards Gram-positive isolates is confirmed in this series.