Bacteraemia in a geriatric unit.

Abstract:

:A retrospective study was made of 50 consecutive cases of bacteraemia treated in a geriatric unit. The mortality rate was 24%, the highest incidence occurring amongst the cases of hospital-acquired bacteraemia where only 1 of 7 cases survived the infection. Pyrexia, acute confusion, and falls were the commonest presenting symptoms. The most frequently identified tissue sources for the bacteraemia were the genito-urinary tract (24%) and the lungs (22%). In 20% of cases the source of infection was unidentified.

journal_name

Gerontology

journal_title

Gerontology

authors

Windsor AC

doi

10.1159/000213104

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1983-01-01 00:00:00

pages

125-30

issue

2

eissn

0304-324X

issn

1423-0003

journal_volume

29

pub_type

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