Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

The most recent articles from: Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. April 2010

Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. · Apr 2010

Comparative Study

Comparison of the clinical and microbiologic characteristics of patients with Enterobacter cloacae and Enterobacter aerogenes bacteremia: a prospective observation study.

We compared the characteristics and outcomes of 172 Enterobacter cloacae bacteremia and 67 Enterobacter aerogenes bacteremia (EAB) cases. Antimicrobial resistance rates to E. cloacae were higher than those to E. aerogenes. However, EAB more frequently presented as septic shock and was associated with poorer outcomes.

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