Community-acquired bacteremia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: clinical presentation, bacteriology, and outcome
Krumholz H, Sande M, Lo B. Community-acquired bacteremia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: clinical presentation, bacteriology, and outcome. The American Journal Of Medicine 1989, 86: 776-779. PMID: 2729338, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(89)90472-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired bacteremiaWhite blood cell countAbnormal vital signsBlood cell countVital signsClinical presentationImmunodeficiency syndromeAIDS patientsCell countBacterial infectionsIndwelling central venous lineSan Francisco General HospitalPossibility of bacteremiaSource of bacteremiaHours of admissionNormal vital signsCentral venous lineIntravenous drug usersAdmission of patientsPositive blood culturesBroad-spectrum antibioticsEmpiric therapyHospital outcomesPatient chartsTreatable infection