Bacteraemia after manipulation of the urinary tract. The importance of pre-existing urinary tract disease and compromised host defences.
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Bacteraemia after manipulation of the urinary tract. The importance of pre-existing urinary tract disease and compromised host defences.
The factors related to the occurrence of bacteraemia following urinary tract manipulation were studied in a large community hospital. During a 3-year period, forty-six of 326 episodes of hospital-acquired bacteraemia were associated with urinary tract manipulation. All thirty of forty-six cases felt to be definitely related to urinary tract manipulation (other obvious sources of bacteraemia bei...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.54.636.668