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Epidemiology of Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract–Related Bloodstream Infection at a University Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2016

Robert Chang ,
M. Todd Greene ,
Carol E. Chenoweth ,
Latoya Kuhn ,
Emily Shuman ,
Mary A. M. Rogers  and
Sanjay Saint
Robert Chang*
Affiliation:
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence (HOPE) and the Ann Arbor Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
M. Todd Greene
Affiliation:
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence (HOPE) and the Ann Arbor Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Carol E. Chenoweth
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Latoya Kuhn
Affiliation:
Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence (HOPE) and the Ann Arbor Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Emily Shuman
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mary A. M. Rogers
Affiliation:
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence (HOPE) and the Ann Arbor Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sanjay Saint
Affiliation:
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence (HOPE) and the Ann Arbor Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Veterans Affairs/University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
*
University of Michigan Health System, 3116 Taubman Center, Box 0276, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (robchang@med.umich.edu)
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Abstract

Little is known about the epidemiology of nosocomial urinary tract-related bloodstream infection. In a case series from an academic medical center, Enterococcus (28.7%) and Candida (19.6%) species were the predominant microorganisms, which suggests a potential shift from gram-negative microorganisms. A case-fatality rate of 32.8% highlights the severity of this condition.

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 11 , November 2011 , pp. 1127 - 1129
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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