Focus of infection and microbiological etiology in community-acquired infections in hospitalized adult patients in the Faroe Islands
Abstract Background The aim of the present study was to gain national data on the clinical and microbiological characteristics of community-acquired infections in the Faroe Islands and to compare these data with data from other geographical areas. Methods A prospective, observational study involving...
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ftdatacite:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4356389 2023-05-15T16:10:31+02:00 Focus of infection and microbiological etiology in community-acquired infections in hospitalized adult patients in the Faroe Islands Markovic, Marija Todorovic Court Pedersen Gottfredsson, Magnús Mitic, Mirjana Todorovic Gaini, Shahin 2019 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4356389 https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Focus_of_infection_and_microbiological_etiology_in_community-acquired_infections_in_hospitalized_adult_patients_in_the_Faroe_Islands/4356389 unknown Figshare https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3650-3 CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Space Science Medicine Microbiology FOS Biological sciences Science Policy Immunology FOS Clinical medicine 110309 Infectious Diseases FOS Health sciences 60506 Virology Computational Biology Collection article 2019 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4356389 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3650-3 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Abstract Background The aim of the present study was to gain national data on the clinical and microbiological characteristics of community-acquired infections in the Faroe Islands and to compare these data with data from other geographical areas. Methods A prospective, observational study involving all patients > = 16 years admitted at the Department of Medicine at the National Hospital, Torshavn, Faroe Islands from October 2013 until April 2015. Results Of 5279 admissions, 1054 cases were with community-acquired infection and were included in the study. Out of these 1054 cases, 471 did not meet the criteria for SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), while the remaining 583 cases had sepsis. Mean age was 68 years. At least one comorbidity was found in 80% of all cases. Documented infections were present in 75%, and a plausible pathogen was identified in 29% of all cases. The most common gram-positive pathogen was Staphylococcus aureus, and the most frequent gram-negative pathogen was Escherichia coli. The most common focus of infection was lower respiratory tract, followed by urinary tract, and skin-soft tissue/bone-joint. Bacteremia was found in 10% of the cases. Conclusion In community-acquired infections in hospitalized patients in the Faroe Islands the lower respiratory tract and the urinary tract were the most frequent foci of infection. Gram-negative pathogens and Escherichia coli were the most frequent pathogens in infection without Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, in sepsis and in bacteremia. Our data on clinical characteristics and microbiological etiology provide new information which may be used to develop local guidelines for the managing of patients admitted with community-acquired infections. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Torshavn DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Faroe Islands |
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Abstract Background The aim of the present study was to gain national data on the clinical and microbiological characteristics of community-acquired infections in the Faroe Islands and to compare these data with data from other geographical areas. Methods A prospective, observational study involving all patients > = 16 years admitted at the Department of Medicine at the National Hospital, Torshavn, Faroe Islands from October 2013 until April 2015. Results Of 5279 admissions, 1054 cases were with community-acquired infection and were included in the study. Out of these 1054 cases, 471 did not meet the criteria for SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), while the remaining 583 cases had sepsis. Mean age was 68 years. At least one comorbidity was found in 80% of all cases. Documented infections were present in 75%, and a plausible pathogen was identified in 29% of all cases. The most common gram-positive pathogen was Staphylococcus aureus, and the most frequent gram-negative pathogen was Escherichia coli. The most common focus of infection was lower respiratory tract, followed by urinary tract, and skin-soft tissue/bone-joint. Bacteremia was found in 10% of the cases. Conclusion In community-acquired infections in hospitalized patients in the Faroe Islands the lower respiratory tract and the urinary tract were the most frequent foci of infection. Gram-negative pathogens and Escherichia coli were the most frequent pathogens in infection without Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, in sepsis and in bacteremia. Our data on clinical characteristics and microbiological etiology provide new information which may be used to develop local guidelines for the managing of patients admitted with community-acquired infections. |
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Markovic, Marija Todorovic Court Pedersen Gottfredsson, Magnús Mitic, Mirjana Todorovic Gaini, Shahin |
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Markovic, Marija Todorovic Court Pedersen Gottfredsson, Magnús Mitic, Mirjana Todorovic Gaini, Shahin |
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Focus of infection and microbiological etiology in community-acquired infections in hospitalized adult patients in the Faroe Islands |
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Focus of infection and microbiological etiology in community-acquired infections in hospitalized adult patients in the Faroe Islands |
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Focus of infection and microbiological etiology in community-acquired infections in hospitalized adult patients in the Faroe Islands |
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Focus of infection and microbiological etiology in community-acquired infections in hospitalized adult patients in the Faroe Islands |
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Focus of infection and microbiological etiology in community-acquired infections in hospitalized adult patients in the Faroe Islands |
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focus of infection and microbiological etiology in community-acquired infections in hospitalized adult patients in the faroe islands |
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