Predictors of catheter-related gram-negative bacilli bacteraemia among cancer patients

Predominance of Gram-negative bacilli among patients with catheter-related bloodstream infections.

We evaluated changes in the epidemiology of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) between 1996 and 2012 in a tertiary care centre in Israel. The cohort included 1754 episodes of CRBSI. The incidence of CRBSIs decreased throughout the study period, whereas 30-day mortality following bacteraemia increased. There was a linear shift toward predominance of Gram-negative bacilli throughout...

GRAM NEGATIVE BACILLI IN BURNS

In a period of nine months, 225 strains of Gram-negative bacilli isolated from burns were identified by a variety of tests in two burn centers in Tehran. The most common species were Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter agglomerans, Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Many strains of acinetobacter spp, providencia spp, proteus spp, ser...

Antimicrobial Resistance among Gram-negative Bacilli

Prevalence of Nonfermentative Gram Negative Bacilli In Seriously ill Patients With Bacteraemia

Nonfermentative gram negative bacilli (NFGNB), although frequently considered to be commensals or contaminants, but the pathogenic potential of these organisms has been established beyond doubt because of their frequent isolation from clinical specimens and their association with the disease (1). These apparently heterogenous microorganisms have common traits of clinical importance that justify...

Aerobic Gram-Negative Bacilli

A total of 434 clinical aerobic gram-negative bacillary isolates were tested against LY127935, a new 1-oxa cephalosporin, and compared with other cephalosporins, penicillins, and aminoglycosides by a broth microdilution technique. Cefotaxime (HR756), a new semisynthetic cephalosporin, and LY127935 were more active, and showed lower minimun inhibitory concentrations (rantes, -O.12 to 2.0 ,ug/ml)...