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@entity1 @entity2756 @entity7706 @entity114 @entity328 @entity2259
OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical and microbiologic characteristics of @entity2259 at Sanatorio Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina. METHODS: One-hundred-and-seven episodes of @entity2259 were prospectively analyzed from 1993 to 1998. Demographics, clinical and microbiological variables were studied. RESULTS: Eighty-one @entity1 (76%) were adults and 26 @entity1 (24%). Most cases (98%) were acquired in the community. Seventy-nine @entity1 (74%) had at least one underlying condition. The primary source of @entity2259 was found in 91 @entity1 (85%), the lungs being the most common source. @entity328 was isolated from one sterile site other than the primary focus in 25 @entity1 (23%). Eighty-five (79%) of the @entity328 were susceptible to @entity114 and 22 (21%) showed intermediate or high resistance to @entity114 and 2% were additionally resistant to @entity2756 . Initial antimicrobial therapy was appropriate in 95% of the cases. The overall mortality was 21%, however adults admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) had higher mortality (81%). No @entity1 under 14 years old died. Multivariate analysis showed that age and recovery of the organisms from a sterile site other than the primary focus were statistically significant predictors of mortality. CONCLUSION: @entity7706 continue to be an important worldwide problem causing morbidity and high mortality despite supportive care and appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
